208.8 sec. 001 - Foundation Seminar in the Sociology of Law (Fall 2025)
Instructor: Catherine R Albiston (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only | profile)
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Units: 3
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
Tu 2:10 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: 2240 Piedmont 102
From August 19, 2025
To December 01, 2025
Course End: December 01, 2025
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 0
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 24
As of: 04/04 07:13 AM
This course is a general introduction to the sociology of law intended for graduate students in all disciplines. The field of sociology of law examines how law relates to social structure, social inequality, and broad changes in society. Scholars in this field study how law constitutes the major categories of social life and structures social behavior. Research in this area focuses on law as it is embedded within social context as a social institution rather than as an authoritative text. This foundation seminar will cover classic and contemporary works that address law, rights, and social change; law, inequality, and power; the social construction of disputes and dispute resolution; organizations and law; the legal profession; and social movements and law. Doctoral students in the JSP program who plan to take the sociology of law field exam should take this course in preparation.
Students interested in the course should email Professor Albiston – calbiston@berkeley.edu – a short paragraph of no more than 200 words explaining your interest in the seminar by April 11, 2025. After this date, applications will be considered on a rolling basis as space permits.
In addition, not counted in your 200 words, please also include your year and degree program (e.g. 2L/3L, LLM, 2d year Ph.D. student in Sociology etc.). No prior knowledge is required or necessary for the class, and all graduate students are welcome and encouraged to enroll. Please make the subject line of your email “Application to Sociology of Law”. Students will be informed whether they have permission to enroll on a rolling basis, but no later than April 21st.
Attendance at the first class is mandatory for all currently enrolled and waitlisted students; any currently enrolled or waitlisted students who are not present on the first day of class (without prior permission of the instructor) will be dropped. The instructor will continue to take attendance throughout the add/drop period and anyone who moves off the waitlist into the class must continue to attend or have prior permission of the instructor in order not to be dropped.
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Exam Notes: (None) Series of papers or assignments throughout the semester
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Jurisprudence and Social Policy (JSP)
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Race and Law
Social Justice and Public Interest
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