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How do liberal ROL theorists view the They see it as a functional response to social needs,
legal system's relationship to social providing freedom, rationality, and moral and
needs? economic progress.
What is the neutral framework They view the legal system as an impartial structure
according to liberal ROL theorists? that applies law equally to all citizens.
What role does law play in social Law resolves disputes, protects individual rights, and
order according to liberal ROL promotes fairness, creating a predictable
theorists? environment.
How do liberal ROL theorists see the They believe it can adapt to social changes through
legal system as a problem-solving incremental reform while guided by procedural
mechanism? fairness.
How does a Marxist explanation of Marxists argue that law serves the interests of the
law differ from liberal ROL theorists? ruling class and exploits the lower class.
What do Marxists believe about the They argue that law is a product of the underlying
relationship between law and economic base and legitimizes the capitalist order.
economic relations?
What is the Marxist view of law as a Law protects private property and maintains the
tool of class domination? power of the ruling class rather than serving universal
social needs.
What is the illusion of neutrality in Marxists see the claimed neutrality as a façade that
legal institutions according to obscures the role of law in sustaining social
Marxists? inequalities.
, What does alienation refer to in It refers to the estrangement workers experience in a
Marxism? capitalist system, detaching them from their work and
fellow workers.
What is the separation from the Workers do not own what they produce, leading to a
product in Marxist theory? diminished sense of fulfillment.
How does loss of control manifest in Workers feel like mere cogs in a machine, reducing
industrial production according to their capacity to shape their work environment.
Marxism?
What does dehumanization mean in It contributes to isolation and powerlessness,
the context of Marxism? undermining workers' ability to realize their potential.
What is exploitation in Marxist theory? It describes how the capitalist class extracts surplus
value from workers, representing an inherent
injustice.
What is surplus value extraction? Capitalists pay workers less than the value they
create, capturing the excess as profit.
What does the class divide refer to in It reinforces the economic divide between those who
Marxism? own production means and those who sell their
labor.
What is the economic inequality It leads to wealth concentration and broader social
resulting from exploitation in disparities over time.
Marxism?
What is the base and superstructure It explains how economic relations shape cultural,
concept in Marxism? political, and legal institutions.
What comprises the economic base in It includes the mode of production and relationships
Marxist theory? of labor that form society's foundation.
What is included in the superstructure It includes ideologies, legal systems, political
according to Marxism? institutions, and cultural norms that reinforce the
economic base.
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Terms in this set (133)
How do liberal ROL theorists view the They see it as a functional response to social needs,
legal system's relationship to social providing freedom, rationality, and moral and
needs? economic progress.
What is the neutral framework They view the legal system as an impartial structure
according to liberal ROL theorists? that applies law equally to all citizens.
What role does law play in social Law resolves disputes, protects individual rights, and
order according to liberal ROL promotes fairness, creating a predictable
theorists? environment.
How do liberal ROL theorists see the They believe it can adapt to social changes through
legal system as a problem-solving incremental reform while guided by procedural
mechanism? fairness.
How does a Marxist explanation of Marxists argue that law serves the interests of the
law differ from liberal ROL theorists? ruling class and exploits the lower class.
What do Marxists believe about the They argue that law is a product of the underlying
relationship between law and economic base and legitimizes the capitalist order.
economic relations?
What is the Marxist view of law as a Law protects private property and maintains the
tool of class domination? power of the ruling class rather than serving universal
social needs.
What is the illusion of neutrality in Marxists see the claimed neutrality as a façade that
legal institutions according to obscures the role of law in sustaining social
Marxists? inequalities.
, What does alienation refer to in It refers to the estrangement workers experience in a
Marxism? capitalist system, detaching them from their work and
fellow workers.
What is the separation from the Workers do not own what they produce, leading to a
product in Marxist theory? diminished sense of fulfillment.
How does loss of control manifest in Workers feel like mere cogs in a machine, reducing
industrial production according to their capacity to shape their work environment.
Marxism?
What does dehumanization mean in It contributes to isolation and powerlessness,
the context of Marxism? undermining workers' ability to realize their potential.
What is exploitation in Marxist theory? It describes how the capitalist class extracts surplus
value from workers, representing an inherent
injustice.
What is surplus value extraction? Capitalists pay workers less than the value they
create, capturing the excess as profit.
What does the class divide refer to in It reinforces the economic divide between those who
Marxism? own production means and those who sell their
labor.
What is the economic inequality It leads to wealth concentration and broader social
resulting from exploitation in disparities over time.
Marxism?
What is the base and superstructure It explains how economic relations shape cultural,
concept in Marxism? political, and legal institutions.
What comprises the economic base in It includes the mode of production and relationships
Marxist theory? of labor that form society's foundation.
What is included in the superstructure It includes ideologies, legal systems, political
according to Marxism? institutions, and cultural norms that reinforce the
economic base.
