Describe how the processes of naming, blaming and claiming apply to the dispute or conflict
Students will be required to submit 1, 5 page , typed, double spaced in 12 font, 1 inch margin in Times News Roman scholarly written research paper. Law in Everyday Life Paper In this paper you will be required to choose to critically analyze the role of the law in the life of two individuals. You will interview two people about a dispute or conflict they have had in their lives. These two individuals should vary across one major category of identity such as race/ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, etcetera but should be the same in other respects. These individuals must be over 18 years old and cannot be your college peer. These interviews must be conducted in person, over the telephone or via video like Skype/Zoom. These interviews cannot be conducted over email. In the paper you will: • Describe the dispute or conflict. When did it happen? Who was involved? What were the issues involved? What was the outcome? • Describe how the processes of naming, blaming and claiming apply to the dispute or conflict. • Compare and contrast how individuals experienced their legal consciousness. • Discuss how and when the individuals involved used the legal system or laws in their dispute? What meaning did they attach to using the legal system? If they didn’t seek legal redress why didn’t they use the legal system/ law? • Discuss if and how different forms of power or inequality (race, class, gender, status) impacted how the individuals involved used the law? Your final paper describe the people you are going to interview. The people you interview should vary across at least one category of identity such as race, gender, class, sexuality, religious et cetera. o Explain why you have chosen to vary that category of identity. What differences or similarities do you think you will find based on that difference (Hypotheses)? o Describe the formal or informal legal issue that you covered in these interviews. It should be a similar issue. ` Examples of formal legal issues: Traffic court, getting stopped by the police (driving or on foot), serving on jury duty, experiencing a break-in, contract disputes, court cases, witnessing a crime, getting divorced/ separated, custody battles, getting married, renting an apartment, etcetera. Examples of less formal legal issues: Returning an item to a store, resolving a work conflict, jaywalking, airport security, surveillance while shopping in stores and responses to crimes in school.
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