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What Are the Two Ways That Judges Can Address a Situation

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What are the two ways that judges can address a situation where they decide that precedent is no longer valid and should not be followed?


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Conflict Theory

A perspective in sociology that emphasizes the social, political, or material inequalities of a social group, critiquing the broad socio-political system.

Erving Goffman

A Canadian sociologist and writer, known for his detailed analyses of human interactions and presentation of self in everyday life.

Talcott Parsons

An American sociologist known for his development of a general theory for the study of society called action theory or the system theory.

Robert Merton

An influential American sociologist known for developing theories such as the strain theory and concepts like self-fulfilling prophecy.

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