The Common Place of Law
Stories from Everyday Life
Pt. 1: Introduction
1: Millie Simpson
2: The Common Place of Law
3: The Social Construction of Legality
Pt. 2: Stories of Legal Consciousness: Constructing Legality
4: Before the Law
Rita Michaels
Dwayne Franklin
Standing before the Law
5: With the Law
Charles Reed
Nikos Stavros
Playing with the Law
6: Against the Law
Bess Sherman
Jamie Leeson
Up against the Law
Pt. 3: Conclusions
7: Mystery and Resolution: Reconciling the Irreconcilable
8: Consciousness and Contradiction
App. A: Research Strategies and Methods
App. B: Who’s Who in the Text
Notes
References
Index
Sociology of Law section, American Sociological Association: Distinguished Book Award
Honorable Mention
awarded "Special Recognition"
Anthropology: Cultural and Social Anthropology
Law and Legal Studies: Law and Society
Sociology: General Sociology
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