SOCY457

Sociology of Law

Social, political, and cultural sources of legal norms and concepts; and how the law shapes society and society shapes the law using sociological theoretical frameworks. The role of social change, social reproduction and inequality (including race, class, gender, and sexuality) to achieve certain objectives such as compliance, deterrence and social control.

Past Semesters

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Average rating: 3.00

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Average rating: 3.00

During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 2.83 between 152 students*

SOCY457 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 11.84%
A: 24.34%
B-: 12.5%
B: 18.42%
B+: 7.89%
C-: 1.32%
C: 3.95%
C+: 5.26%
D-: 0.66%
D: 3.95%
F: 3.29%
W: 6.58%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.