I wrote this about the constituive relationship between law and society, ” The constitutive
relationship between law and society means that they are equally shaping forces, each
affected by the other. Law reflects societal norms and values but at the same time also
sets them”. You may use that if you like to help. For this fieldwork essay I observed a courtrooom, You can say that in the essay or whatever you think is easy to explain. I would say one observation would be how people dress professionally even though there is no written rule that you must wear a suit in court even defendants and those who cannot afford suits will try their best to look presentable in court. This is an example of how law and society are constituive.
These are references that should be used, they were class readings. Please cite APA style and use in text citations.
Abrego, L. J. (2011). Legal Consciousness of Undocumented Latinos: Fear and Stigma as Barriers to Claims-Making for First- and 1.5-Generation Immigrants. Law & Society Review, 45(2), 337–369. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23012045
Ewick, P., & Silbey, S. S. (1998). The common place of law : stories from everyday life. University of Chicago Press.
Hull, K. E. (2016). Legal Consciousness in Marginalized Groups: The Case of LGBT People. Law & Social Inquiry, 41(3), 551–572. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24770937
The purpose of this exercise is to synthesize theories and discussions about law and society that have taken place over the course of the semester. This assignment is a take-home essay that will be turned in with your exam on the last day of class. In order to complete the assignment, you must complete field work, which is explained in more detail below.
The final step of this assignment is to write up your observations and analysis. This written take-home essay should be 2-3 pages in length, double-spaced. It must answer the question: “how do people’s behaviors in public space demonstrate the constitutive relationship between law and society?”
The paper should include the following parts:
o Short introduction
o Description of the field work you conducted (include how you chose this place, the time of day, duration of your observations, etc.)
o Explanation of what it means to say that law and society have a constitutive relationship (this explanation must use readings from our class and cite those readings correctly)
o Analysis of what you observed during your field work that illustrates how law and society have a constitutive relationship, using the explanation you just provided.
o Any bibliographic references, properly formatted
