LA 106 - "Outsiders" and the Law

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Bentley University

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Description:

Prerequisite(s): LA 200 or GB103 This course provides a focused study of the law as a dynamic force in social change by examining law as both an instrument of institutionalized oppression and a tool for liberation and empowerment of oppressed groups-those "outside" the majority. This particular course will focus on traditionally disenfranchised groups other than women and racial minorities. (For a parallel study of these groups, the Law Department offers LA 104, Gender and the Law, and LA 105, Race and the Law, respectively.) Groups studied in this course include: religious minorities, the physically challenged, the elderly, minors (including students), gay and bisexual persons, non-citizens, the homeless, the mentally ill, and criminals. The course will address the law's historical and current role both in maintaining the second class citizenship of these groups and in dismantling discrimination against them. D

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bentley.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 523-2354

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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