The Sociology of Law and Social Values

The functionalist perspective sees law as a means of maintaining social order and resolving conflicts, not as a tool for promoting social change.

Legislation is the process by which laws are created through the actions of a legislative body.

Socialist law is not a distinct type of legal system, but rather a set of principles that can be applied to different types of legal systems.

Social norms are the set of beliefs and values that a society holds about what is right and wrong.

Politics is not a direct factor that influences the development of social values.

Socialization is the process by which social values are transmitted from one generation to the next.

External control is not a type of social control.

Deviance is the process by which individuals or groups resist or challenge social values.

Cultural deviance is not a type of deviance.

Sanctioning is the process by which deviance is punished or corrected.

Formal sanctions are not a type of sanction.

Normalization is the process by which deviance becomes normalized or accepted.

Politics is not a factor that contributes to the normalization of deviance.

Social change is the process by which social values change over time.

Culture is not a factor that contributes to social change.