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| − | '''Law Level''' refers to a facet of categorism being included in the law itself. May refer to national laws, as well as the bylaws of a local region within a nation.
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| − | This is one of the eight [[levels of categorism]].
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| − | ==Intersections==
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| − | As one of the eight [[levels of categorism]], the law level can intersect with the other levels in ways such as the following:
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| − | * Law Level and [[Individual Level]]: A person considers a categorist law to be just, and may use it to excuse personal prejudice and bigotry.
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| − | * Law Level and [[Group Level]]: The people in a group considers a categorist law to be just, and may use it in their discussions to excuse personal prejudice and bigotry.
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| − | * Law Level and [[Systemic Level]]: A pattern of behavior is systemic because people tend to obey the law as well as to treat law as a source of morality.
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| − | * Law Level and [[Structural Level]]: Laws reinforce social structures, and are hard to uphold if they are out of sync with the social structures.
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| − | * Law Level and [[Discursive Level]]: The law affects and is affected by how we talk about things. Even when the wording of a law remains unchanged, how it gets interpreted may change as the public discourse changes.
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| − | * Law Level and [[Dogmatic Level]]: Laws and (political or religious) dogma are used to validate each other.
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| − | * Law Level and [[International Treaties Level]]: Local laws and international laws are continuously brought into harmony with each other.
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