Unit name | Social and Legal Theory |
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Unit code | LAWDM0083 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Katie Cruz |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
LAWDM0084 |
School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit provides a core element in the MSc in Socio-Legal Research. It concentrates on a range of social theory with a particular focus on law. The unit covers a limited number of theorists and theoretical genres/approaches, introducing students to some important aspects of this work, and how this has been picked up and utilised in socio-legal studies. The theories/theorists studied vary but may include: Marxism; Weber; Durkheim; Foucault; Bourdieu; Luhmann; Feminist, Masculinity and Sexuality Theory.
The aim of the course is to enable students to describe and evaluate a range of different approaches to the study of law within social theory thereby enabling them to select the most appropriate theoretical and methodological approaches for their own future research.
By the end of the unit, a successful student will be able to:
Ten two hour seminars
One piece of coursework of 5,000 words in length.
This assessment will assess all of the intended learning outcomes for this unit.
There are no set texts for this course but the following books may be a promising starting point: