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Legal Socialization

A Study of Norms and Rules

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  • © 1990

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Authors:
  1. Ellen S. Cohn

    1. Department of Psychology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA

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  2. Susan O. White

    1. Department of Political Science, University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. An Introduction to Legal Socialization

    1. An Introduction to Legal Socialization

      • Ellen S. Cohn, Susan O. White
      Pages 1-5

  3. Legal Socialization Theory

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-8
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    2. Studying Legal Socialization

      • Ellen S. Cohn, Susan O. White
      Pages 9-26

    3. Comparing Theories of Legal Socialization

      • Ellen S. Cohn, Susan O. White
      Pages 27-49

    4. Scope of the Study

      • Ellen S. Cohn, Susan O. White
      Pages 50-58

  4. Testing Competing Hypotheses

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-60
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    2. Changes in Legal Socialization over Time

      • Ellen S. Cohn, Susan O. White
      Pages 61-77

    3. Testing Competing Hypotheses

      • Ellen S. Cohn, Susan O. White
      Pages 78-87

    4. Effects of the Interaction

      • Ellen S. Cohn, Susan O. White
      Pages 88-96

  5. Exploring the Interaction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-98
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    2. Legal Reasoning and Behaviors: The Mediating Model

      • Ellen S. Cohn, Susan O. White
      Pages 99-134

    3. Offender Status

      • Ellen S. Cohn, Susan O. White
      Pages 135-151

    4. A Comparison of Two Rule-Enforcing Experiences

      • Ellen S. Cohn, Susan O. White
      Pages 152-179

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 180-224
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Legal Socialization - A Study of Norms and Rules examines the varying responses, negative and positive, to rule enforcement, as well as the genesis of these responses and the conditions under which they occur. The book presents the results of a longitudinal, multi-methodological study of the dynamic interaction between norms of behavior and rule enforcement in a natural setting, specifically, a university residential community. This approach allowed for the testing of competing hypotheses drawn from social learning and cognitive developmental theory to determine which was more substantively predictive of legal socialization. The first major section discusses the vital issues involved in understanding legal socialization; the two major legal socialization theories; and the research design of the study carried out by the authors. The second part concentrates on empirically testing the predictions of legal development theory versus social learning theory. The final section explores the interaction between reasoning and rule-enforcing conditions and its importance for understanding legal socialization.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA

    Ellen S. Cohn

  • Department of Political Science, University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA

    Susan O. White

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