Introduction 9
1 Fundamentals of Structuralist Theory Edmund Leach 19
2 A Structuralist Theory of Law: An Agnostic View&J.W.Harris 33
3 Understanding, Action and Law in Max Weber&S.L.Andreski 45
4 The Potential of Functionalism for the Sociological Analysis of Law&Philip J.Wilkinson 67
5 Marxism and the Analysis of Law Alan Hunt 91
6 The Contribution of the Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School to the Sociology of Law&Hubert Rottleuthner 111
7 The Principle of Exchange as a Basis for the Study of Law&Anthony Heath 131
8 Law as a Social Phenomenon&David N.Schiff 151
9 The Symbolic Dimension of Law and Social Control&Arthur Brittan 167
10 Law from a Phenomenological Perspective&Maria Los 187
11 Ethnomethodological Approaches to Socio-Legal Studies&J.Maxwell Atkinson 201
Concluding Remarks: Sociological Theories and the Study of Law 225
Notes on Contributors 241
Author Index 244
Subject Index 248