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Law and society: Weber’s meaning of Enchantment and Disenchantment

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Final Part One: Weber (1200 words) The first part of the Final Exam requires you to respond to the following essay question on the assigned reading on Weber’s theory of law and society: What d... oes Weber mean by “enchantment” and “disenchantment”? What are the symptoms of disenchantment and how do they relate to Weber’s sociology of capitalism and of law in capitalist society? Final Part Two: Comparative Question (1300 words) The second part of the Final Exam requires you to respond to the following general comparative essay question relating to themes and issues which have received attention during the semester: “Law exists and functions relative to the community in which it is found.” Discuss the manner in which each of the theorists you have studied understood the relationship between legal change and social change over time, and how they expressed their understanding in their theories. (How did Marx, Durkheim, Maine, Weber understand the relationship between legal change and social change over time, and how did he express his understanding on his theories?) Which of these accounts do you find most convincing, and why? What is your understanding of the relationship between law and society? (Marx: bourgeois creates law, French Revolution, political emancipation and human emancipation. Durkheim: The Division of Labour in Society, mechanical solidarity and organic solidarity, also individualism. Maine: family (status) to contract, individual contract. Weber: traditional authority, charismatic authority and rational authority, monopoly on violence, political organization leads to bureaucracy) [Show More]

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