SOC455 - Sociology of Law
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Essay on Law and Justice
"ESSAY ON LAW AND JUSTICE
Each student will write a three-page essay analyzing whether justice was served in a particular case. The case does not have to have resulted in a trial (charges may have been dismissed or no charges may have been filed at all). The essay will address the nature of the case and the outcome. The student must then state his or her position on whether justice was served in that case. Examples include the OJ Simpson trial, the Duke Lacrosse rape scandal, and the CU football sex scandal. Students should back their opinion with facts or citations to the literature where possible. Make it more than “I think justice was or was not served because . . .”
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Research Paper
"RESEARCH PAPER
Each student will write a 9-12 page research paper on how law is used as an agent of social change. Sample topics include school desegregation, gay marriage, affirmative action, abortion, the environmental movement, labor laws, and more. The minimum requirements of this assignment are as follows:
- The paper should discuss one way law has been used as an agent of social change. It should outline the problem that existed prior to changes in the law and how those changes in the law attempted to resolve the problem. The student should then assess how effectively those changes have been implemented. In other words, did the shift in legal philosophy work to resolve the problem, did it fail, or did other unforeseen problems develop subsequent to the change. The student should use a combination of news sources and academic sources. Articles, books, and commentaries should be cited in addition to newspaper articles or historical accounts."
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Includes a variety of news publications worldwide. These sources include major national and international newspapers, as well as local and regional titles as well as newswires, blogs, web-only content, videos, journals, magazines, transcripts and more. Includes fully searchable primary sources. - Legislative Insight (ProQuest)Coverage: Varies
Comprised of PDFs of full-text publications generated in the course of congressional lawmaking. Each history includes the full text of the public law itself, all versions of related bills, law-specific Congressional Record excerpts, committee hearings, reports, and prints. Also included are presidential signing statements, CRS reports, and miscellaneous congressional publications that provide background material to aid in the understanding of issues related to the making of the law. - Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new windowCoverage: Varies
Multi-disciplinary database of scholarly and popular articles. Includes full text, peer-reviewed journals, PDF backfiles to 1975, and searchable cited references. - PAIS InternationalCoverage: 1915 to present
Contains references to journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, and more chronicling global public policy and social issues. - America: History & LifeMaximum Concurrent Users: 6
Coverage: 1954 to present
Provides historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. - Sociological AbstractsCoverage: 1952 to present
Indexes and abstracts the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. - JSTORCoverage: Varies
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Temporary access to: JSTOR Business IV, Hebrew Journals, Ireland, Jewish Studies, Lives of Literature, 19th Century British Pamphlets, World Heritage Sights: Africa, Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa. Ends July 1, 2021 - Congressional Publications (ProQuest)Coverage: 1789- Present
This is a database of hearings, committee prints, reports, documents and other Congressional resources. Provides full text of hearings and citations and selected full text for other publication types. Primary source content on subjects ranging from war and military incursions to nuclear energy, space exploration, terrorism, and human rights - United States Congressional Serial SetCoverage: 1817 to 1994
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All the reports, documents, and journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives from 1817-1994. Covers subjects ranging from slavery in Antebellum America and the expansion of the American West and the impeachment of presidents to the founding of the United Nations, public and private legislation, and more. - New York Times Historical Newspapers (1851-2008)Coverage: 1851-2008
This is the paper of record in the U.S., best known for its analysis of news, issues and social changes. Navigate by title, date, and page number. Photos, graphs, and tables are replicated providing cover-to-cover full image content. - Statistical Abstract of the U.S. (ProQuest)Coverage: 1878 to present
A comprehensive collection of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States.
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