Two Approaches to Contemporary Dispute Behavior and Consumer Problems
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Law & Society Review
- Vol. 11 (4) , 667-677
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3053177
Abstract
The two articles that follow contribute to the mapping of dispute behavior in contemporary society. Hannigan (1977) describes how a newpaper action line, or ombudsman, handles consumer disputes. Best and Andreasen (1977) report the findings of their survey of consumer experiences and what consumers did about the problems they encountered. These essays represent complementary approaches to the study of how people and institutions respond to common consumer disputes. I will begin by indicating where they fit into the evolving tradition of sociolegal research and how they add to our still redimentary understanding of dispute behavior.Keywords
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