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1. According to Harris (2022), explain the differences between ordinary human inquiry and social science.

2. According to Harris (2022), what makes academic journal articles different from other types of published material (e.g., book chapters, news articles, etc.)?

3. According to Harris (2022), what are some important things you should consider when critiquing how concepts are defined?

4. According to Harris (2022), what are some important things you should consider when critiquing a study's research design?

5. According to Harris (2022), what are some important things you should consider when critiquing sampling procedures?

6. According to Lippman (2024), what are three of the most important functions of law in society?

7. According to Lippman (2024), what are some issues with trying to define law?

8. Identify and briefly describe the various approaches of defining law according to Lippman (2024).

9. According to Lippman (2024), what is the difference between "substantive justice" and "procedural justice?"

10. According to Lippman (2024), what is the difference between the consensus and conflict perspectives of law and society?

11. According to Lippman (2024), what is the difference between "natural law" and "legal positivism?"

12. Describe the three types of legal authority identified by Max Weber.

13. Explain what is meant by the term "legal realism."

14. According to Chriss (2022), what is social control?

15. According to Chriss (2022), what are some key differences between Durkeim's "mechanical" and "organic" solidarity?

16. According to Chriss (2022), explain the three primary types of social control.

17. Using Chriss' (2022) typology of social control, provide an example of each of the three forms of social control.

18. According to Chriss (2022), describe the process of "socialization" and why it is so important in social control.

19. Explain how social control can be treated as both a dependent and independent variable.

20. According to Hirschi and Gottfredson (in Chriss' book), identify and describe the four types of sanctions?

21. How do Beckett and Herbert (2012) conceptualize "banishment?"

22. Briefly describe the history and issues with "vagrancy laws" in the United States and why they came under scrutiny.

23. According to Beckett and Herbert (2012), what are "parks exclusion laws?"

24. According to Beckett and Herbert (2012), what are "off-limits orders?"

25. According to Beckett and Herbert (2012), what are new applications of trespass laws being used as a way to banish citizens from public spaces?

250 Words or less. No outside resources. Students must cite the relevant page number(s) from the book for each answer in order to receive credit for the question. If the book and page numbers are not cited, the question will be marked incorrect.

Assigned Book Readings:

Harris, S. R. (2022). How to critique journal articles in the social sciences (2nd ed.). Waveland Press.

The entire book must be read before you answer questions!

How to Critique Journal Articles in the Social Sciences

ISBN: 9781478646921

Authors: Scott R. Harris

Publication Date: 2022-01-10