The Law as an Instrument of Incremental Social Change

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Historically, social science has relegated the function of law to one of social control. As a result, this article seeks to highlight the importance of law as an instrument of social change. In this context, the authors address the relationship between law, legal change and social change through var...

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Autores: Friedman, Lawrence, Landinski, Jack
Formato: artículo
Fecha de Publicación:1969
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Lenguaje:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistaspuc:article/12822
Enlace del recurso:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/derechopucp/article/view/12822
Nivel de acceso:acceso abierto
Materia:Law
society
social change
legal change
public instrument
social relations
formal changes
Derecho
sociedad
cambio social
cambio legal
instrumento público
relaciones sociales
cambios formales
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spelling The Law as an Instrument of Incremental Social ChangeEl derecho como instrumento de cambio social incrementalFriedman, LawrenceLandinski, JackLawsocietysocial changelegal changepublic instrumentsocial relationsformal changesDerechosociedadcambio socialcambio legalinstrumento públicorelaciones socialescambios formalesHistorically, social science has relegated the function of law to one of social control. As a result, this article seeks to highlight the importance of law as an instrument of social change. In this context, the authors address the relationship between law, legal change and social change through various examples that reflect the extent to which law affects social demands. Thus, the article establishes that law is a mechanism that regulates human relations in order to achieve social goals. For its part, social change can be understood as an evident modification in the patterns of behavior and relationships between people, emanating from the conscious and rational decision of individuals to solve their problems. Now, legal change is that change that takes place in the legal world; however, in order to better understand this change, the types of relationships between law and social change must be evaluated. The paper concludes by pointing out that law acts as an instrument of social change by being able to influence people's behavior, either through the imposition of sanctions or persuasion; and such a change in behavior can only be achieved if the rule is communicated and accepted by the society it is intended to affect.Históricamente, la ciencia social ha relegado la función del derecho a una de control social. Debido a ello, el presente artículo pretende destacar la importancia del derecho como instrumento de cambio social. En ese contexto, los autores abordan la relación entre el derecho, el cambio legal y el cambio social a través de diversos ejemplos que reflejan en qué medida el derecho incide en las demandas sociales. Así, el artículo establece que el derecho es un mecanismo que regula las relaciones humanas con el fin de conseguir metas sociales. Por su parte, el cambio social puede ser entendido como una modificación evidente en los patrones de conducta y relaciones entre las personas, que emana de la decisión consciente y racional de los individuos para solucionar sus problemas. Ahora bien, el cambio legal es aquel cambio que se produce en el mundo legal; sin embargo, para poder comprender mejor este cambio deben evaluarse los tipos de relaciones entre derecho y cambio social. El trabajo concluye señalando que el derecho actúa como un instrumento de cambio social al ser capaz de influir en el comportamiento de las personas, ya sea mediante la imposición de sanciones o la persuasión; y dicho cambio en la conducta solo podrá lograrse si la norma es comunicada y aceptada por la sociedad que pretender afectar.Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú1969-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/derechopucp/article/view/1282210.18800/derechopucp.196901.003Derecho PUCP; Núm. 27 (1969); 22-342305-25460251-3420reponame:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perúinstname:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perúinstacron:PUCPspahttp://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/derechopucp/article/view/12822/13388Derechos de autor 2016 Derecho PUCPhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:revistaspuc:article/128222023-07-07T00:02:46Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Law as an Instrument of Incremental Social Change
El derecho como instrumento de cambio social incremental
title The Law as an Instrument of Incremental Social Change
spellingShingle The Law as an Instrument of Incremental Social Change
Friedman, Lawrence
Law
society
social change
legal change
public instrument
social relations
formal changes
Derecho
sociedad
cambio social
cambio legal
instrumento público
relaciones sociales
cambios formales
title_short The Law as an Instrument of Incremental Social Change
title_full The Law as an Instrument of Incremental Social Change
title_fullStr The Law as an Instrument of Incremental Social Change
title_full_unstemmed The Law as an Instrument of Incremental Social Change
title_sort The Law as an Instrument of Incremental Social Change
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Friedman, Lawrence
Landinski, Jack
author Friedman, Lawrence
author_facet Friedman, Lawrence
Landinski, Jack
author_role author
author2 Landinski, Jack
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Law
society
social change
legal change
public instrument
social relations
formal changes
Derecho
sociedad
cambio social
cambio legal
instrumento público
relaciones sociales
cambios formales
topic Law
society
social change
legal change
public instrument
social relations
formal changes
Derecho
sociedad
cambio social
cambio legal
instrumento público
relaciones sociales
cambios formales
description Historically, social science has relegated the function of law to one of social control. As a result, this article seeks to highlight the importance of law as an instrument of social change. In this context, the authors address the relationship between law, legal change and social change through various examples that reflect the extent to which law affects social demands. Thus, the article establishes that law is a mechanism that regulates human relations in order to achieve social goals. For its part, social change can be understood as an evident modification in the patterns of behavior and relationships between people, emanating from the conscious and rational decision of individuals to solve their problems. Now, legal change is that change that takes place in the legal world; however, in order to better understand this change, the types of relationships between law and social change must be evaluated. The paper concludes by pointing out that law acts as an instrument of social change by being able to influence people's behavior, either through the imposition of sanctions or persuasion; and such a change in behavior can only be achieved if the rule is communicated and accepted by the society it is intended to affect.
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The Law as an Instrument of Incremental Social Change
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