Legal consciousness: some observations

Cowan, Dave ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9750-8262 2004. Legal consciousness: some observations. Modern Law Review 67 (6) , pp. 928-958. 10.1111/j.1468-2230.2004.00518.x

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Abstract

This article argues that US studies of ‘legal consciousness’ have much to offer UK socio-legal studies. It is, perhaps, surprising that so little attention has been paid to this set of understandings. I seek to rectify that imbalance in the transatlantic relationship by outlining legal consciousness and its critiques. I then draw on homelessness applicant interview data to discuss their ‘legal consciousness’, illustrating the importance of the value of dignity; how they make sense of their decisions; and the spaces in which legal consciousness may be produced. The study is a limited examination, but it enables us to question the assertion that welfare applicants ‘know the law’ and (ab-)use it.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Cardiff Law & Politics
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	0026-7961
Last Modified:	07 Jun 2023 13:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/159271

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