David O. Friedrichs [email: friedrichsd1@uofs.edu]
 Dept. of Soc/Crim Justice, Univ. of Scranton
 Scranton, PA 18510-4605

I.  Law in our Lives:  An Introduction
           Images of Law
           The Celebration of Law
           The Critique of Law
           Current Issues before the Law
           Law in America Today

II.  Law:  Its Meaning and Logic
           The Orders of Law and Social Control
           Defining Law and Identifying its Functions
           Origins of Law
           Models of Law
           Legal Reasoning (and the Doctrine of Precedent)
           Legal Reasoning:  In Sum

III.  Law and the Moral Order
           Law and Justice
           Individual & Social Justice; Substantive
             & Procedural Justice; Justice and the
             Criminal Justice System
           Law and Morality
           Law and Morality in American History
           Law and Religion
           Law and Interests

IV.  Jurisprudence and the Study of Law
          Jurisprudence
          Traditional Schools of Jurisprudence
          Lon Fuller's Legal Naturalism
          Contemporary Schools of Jurisprudence
          Postmodern Jurisprudence
          Jurisprudence and the Study of Law: In Sum

V.  The Law and Society Movement:  Making Sense of Law
            Interdisciplinary Sociolegal Theory
            Philosophy
            Political Science
            Economics
            Psychology
            Origins of the Sociology of Law
            Classical Greek
            European Social Philosophers
            Founding Fathers of Sociology
            Marx; Spencer; Durkheim; Weber
            Contemporary Sociology of Law: Theories
            Positivistic; Normative; Ideological
            Empirical Research and the Sociology of Law

VI.  Special Perspectives on Law and Society
           Anthropological
           The Case of Native Americans
           Comparative
           Civil law (French); Common law (English);
           Socialist law (USSR: Peoples Republic of China;
               Cuba); Sacred law (Islamic)
           A Mixed System:  The Case of Japan
           Historical
           The Case of Slavery
           Contextual
           The Case of War

VII.  A Life in the Law:  The Legal Profession
           Image of the Legal Profession
           A Brief History of the Legal Profession
           A Comparative Perspective on the Legal Profession
           The Stratification and Organization of the Bar
           Women in Law
           Legal Ethics
           Legal Education
           The Critique of the Legal Profession
           The Future of the Legal Profession

VIII. Legal Institutions and Processes:  An Overview
           The Criminal Justice System
           The Juvenile Justice System
           The Military Justice System
           The Civil Justice System
           The Regulatory Justice System
           Alternative Dispute Resolution
           Private Justice

IX.  Law in Action, Law at Rest:  A Retrospective
           Legal Culture/Legal Beliefs:
           Law and Community
           Law as Product: The Making of Laws
           Law as Communication
           Legal Socialization:  Learning About Law
           Law and Identity
           Legal Behavior:  Obeying and Disobeying Law
           Obeying Evil Orders; Civil Disobedience
           Legitimation of Law
           The Case of South Africa

X.  Law in Flux:  Law and Social Change
           Law in a Postmodern Age
           Law as an Object of Social Change
           Reforming the Law
           Law as an Instrument of Social Change
           Law and Social Issues
           Law in the 21st Century
           Law and Science
           Law and Globalization