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 National Science
Foundation Award #0453080 |
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The Giving and Withdrawal of New Rights: A Natural Experiment In Legal Consciousness |
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| Investigator(s): |
Kimberly Richman (PI)
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| Sponsor: |
University of San Francisco, CA 94117 4154225203
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| Start Date/Expiration Date |
2005-09-01 to 2007-08-31 (amended 2005-09-14) |
| Awarded Amount to Date: |
$110,000 |
| Abstract: The relationships between social institutions and the development of legal consciousness and mobilization are among the central concerns of sociolegal scholarship. This study takes advantage of a unique natural experiment to examine the ways in which legal consciousness -- including the orientation of citizens to the law and the invocation of laws and legal rights -- is affected by changes in state-level legal norms and institutions. The study will rely on systematic qualitative data analysis of interviews with respondents, using NVIVO software to isolate analytic themes and patterns of reasoning, as well as on quantitative analysis of survey data from the entire population of individuals affected by the legal changes in question in one major metropolitan area. The research will offer novel and important insights into the engagement of citizens with the law, not only revealing the perceived role of law according to the citizen being studied, but also whether and how likely they are to enact their rights or turn to the law to resolve their problems. |
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| NSF Org: |
SES - Division of Social and Economic Sciences |
| Award Number: |
0453080 |
| Award Instrument: |
Standard Grant |
| Program Manager: |
Isaac Unah
SES Division of Social and Economic Sciences
SBE Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences
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| NSF Program(s): |
LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| Field Application(s): |
Human Subjects |
| Program Reference Code(s): |
UNASSIGNED, 0000 |
| Program Element Code(s): |
1372 |
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