Functions and Disfunctions of the Law

Question 1

what Functions does the law preform

Answer 1

1). Social Control
2). Dispute settlement
3). Social Change

Question 2

what are the Disfunctions of the law

Answer 2

1). Inherent Conservatism
2). Rigidity
3). Overregulation
4). Inherent Discrimination
5). Financial Discrimination

Question 3

what are the two paradigms on the topic of law and society

Answer 3

1). The Consensus Perspective
2). The Social Conflict Perspective

Question 4

what is the consensus perspective

Answer 4

Society is functionally integrated
and is a relatively stable system held together by a consensus of values.

Key Theorist: Talcott Parsons

Question 5

what is the social conflict perspective

Answer 5

The law is a
“weapon in social conflict” and an instrument of
oppression “employed by the ruling class for their own benefit”

Key Theorists: Richard Quinney and William Chambliss