Fall 2026

Sociology of Law

SOCIOLOGY OF LAW examines the social origins, processes, and effects of law and legal institutions.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Joseph Conti

Summary

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Historical reviews of Alfonso Morales: Reviewers reported excessive reading and writing requirements initially, though the actual workload was reduced by reading only three books.

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Prerequisites

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Junior standing

  • Junior standing
LAW/LEGALST/SOC 641

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  • Junior standing

Professors

Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2018: 3.40 GPA, 64.5% A/AB (n=31 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.74 GPA, 91.9% A/AB (n=37 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.75 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=30 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews for Alfonso Morales describe the course as initially difficult due to excessive reading and unclear lectures. Reviewers note that the workload was manageable by focusing on only three books and that TAs accommodated the challenging material.

ALFONSO MORALES is recorded teaching in Fall 2006. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JOSEPH CONTI is recorded teaching in Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction3 / 50
DIS 301Classroom Instruction0 / 00
DIS 302Classroom Instruction3 / 50
LEC 001Classroom Instruction23 / 404
DIS 301Classroom Instruction23 / 354
DIS 302Classroom Instruction0 / 00
LEC 001Classroom Instruction13 / 400
DIS 301Classroom Instruction13 / 350
DIS 302Classroom Instruction0 / 00

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews under Alfonso Morales describe a difficult course with overwhelming reading and unclear lectures, though TAs provided support.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.92 GPA, 97.0% A/AB (n=33 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.74 GPA, 91.9% A/AB (n=37 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.75 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=30 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Alfonso Morales: Reviewers reported excessive reading and writing requirements initially, though the actual workload was reduced by reading only three books.

Historical reviews of Alfonso Morales: Students found the professor and material hard to understand, but noted that TAs accommodated these difficulties.

Topics

  • Law-related behavior, legal institutions, and social structure
  • Contemporary theoretical and political debates

Grades

Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

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Grades over time

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1320 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
LAW/LEGALST/SOC 641 · Fall 2026

Sociology of Law

Recorded 2026-09-07
LAW/LEGALST/SOC 641 · Fall 2026

Sociology of Law

Recorded 2026-09-07
LAW/LEGALST/SOC 641 · Fall 2026

Sociology of Law

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance 
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