Author: | Lieve Gies | ISBN: | 9781135390051 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | December 6, 2007 |
Imprint: | Routledge-Cavendish | Language: | English |
Author: | Lieve Gies |
ISBN: | 9781135390051 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Publication: | December 6, 2007 |
Imprint: | Routledge-Cavendish |
Language: | English |
Introducing readers to the study of law, media and popular culture, this text, using three original case studies, re-examines the assumptions underpinning existing research and suggests alternatives.
Arguing that the study of law, media and popular culture should be embedded in the sociology of everyday life, the author focuses on four specific topics, in which there is scope for further development. These are the facts that:
Exploring the often uneasy relationship between law and popular culture from specific socio-legal perspectives, including systems theory, semiotics of law and legal pluralism, this book is an essential read for those studying and researching in this area.
Introducing readers to the study of law, media and popular culture, this text, using three original case studies, re-examines the assumptions underpinning existing research and suggests alternatives.
Arguing that the study of law, media and popular culture should be embedded in the sociology of everyday life, the author focuses on four specific topics, in which there is scope for further development. These are the facts that:
Exploring the often uneasy relationship between law and popular culture from specific socio-legal perspectives, including systems theory, semiotics of law and legal pluralism, this book is an essential read for those studying and researching in this area.