ABSTRACT
In today’s society, law permeates all forms of our social behavior. The law is everywhere, with us and around us. To get to class, traffic law dictated the manner in which we drove or where we walked across the street. Law even governs our right to sit in class and our obligations to pay tuition. It is a vast, though sometimes invisible, presence. Chapter 1 introduces readers to the issues involved between law and society. The problems with definitions of law are discussed along with classifications of law. Three approaches to law and society issues are discussed, along with the ramifications associated with each approach. The final section of the chapter looks at the concept of the “rule of law.”
