Sheskin, Arlene2009-05-192009-05-191978-01-01Mid-American Review of Sociology, Volume 3, Number 2 (WINTER, 1978), pp. 109-124 http://dx.doi.org/10.17161/STR.1808.4846https://hdl.handle.net/1808/4846Literature in the sociology of law has been increasing but, as yet, this growth has been accompanied by few theoretical assessments of the field or the state of knowledge which has been produced. This paper will be concerned with such an assessment.enCopyright (c) Social Thought and Research. For rights questions please contact Editor, Department of Sociology, Social Thought and Research, Fraser Hall, 1415 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045.Article10.17161/STR.1808.4846openAccess