# Roscoe Pound — The New State character guide

> Roscoe Pound in The New State by Mary Parker Follett.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Roscoe Pound, Mr. Pound

**First appearance:** 0004-ii-the-group-process-the-collective-idea

## Who they are

American legal scholar, referenced in discussions of sociological jurisprudence.

## Relationships

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/characters/narrator)

_professional_

The narrator references Roscoe Pound as a legal scholar and authority, engaging with his sociological jurisprudence.

### [Mr. A](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/characters/mr_a)

_professional_

Mr. A and Roscoe Pound are aligned as legal theorists, with Mr. A invoking Pound's sociological approach.

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/characters/narrator)

_professional_

The narrator references Roscoe Pound as a legal scholar and authority, engaging with his sociological jurisprudence.

## In the story

### [The New State: Group Organization the Solution of Popular Government](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/the-new-state)

Referenced in relation to sociological jurisprudence and the role of groups in law.

### [From Contract to Community](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xv-from-contract-to-community)

Central figure; his exposition of sociological jurisprudence and the shift from individualistic to social theory of law is foundational to the chapter.

### [XXI: After Direct Government—What?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xxi-after-direct-government-what)

Cited for his view that law serves social interests and that the chief social interest is the full human life of the individual, embodying the new individualism.

### [II: The Occupational Group](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/ii-the-occupational-group)

Cited for his sociological jurisprudence and views on group interests in law.

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