Culture wars and enduring American dilemmas / Irene Taviss Thomson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomson, Irene Taviss, 1941- author.

Series:

Contemporary political and social issues.

Contemporary political and social issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Moral conditions.

Culture conflict--United States.

Culture conflict.

United States--Social conditions--21st century.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--21st century.

United States--Moral conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 pages)

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press 2010

[Place of publication not identified] University of Michigan Press 2010

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The idea of a culture war, or wars, has existed in America since the 1960s---an underlying ideological schism in our country that is responsible for the polarizing debates on everything from the separation of church and state, to abortion, to gay marriage, to affirmative action. Irene Taviss Thomson explores this notion by analyzing hundreds of articles addressing hot-button issues over two decades from four magazines: National Review, Time, The New Republic, and The Nation, as well as a wide array of other writings and statements from a substantial number of public intellectuals. What Thomson finds might surprise you: based on her research, there is no single cultural divide or cultural source that can account for the positions that have been adopted.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-249) and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Other Format:

Print version: Thomson, Irene Taviss, 1941- Culture wars and enduring American dilemmas.

ISBN:

9780472900916

0472900919

9780472070886

0472070886

OCLC:

613205847

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access