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The rise and fall of moral conflicts in the United States and Canada / Mildred A. Schwartz and Raymond Tatalovich.
LIBRA HN110.Z9 M673 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schwartz, Mildred A., author.
- Tatalovich, Raymond, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social conditions.
- Moral conditions.
- History.
- Canada--Moral conditions--History--20th century.
- Canada.
- Canada--Moral conditions--History--21st century.
- United States--Moral conditions--History--20th century.
- United States.
- United States--Moral conditions--History--21st century.
- Canada--Social conditions--20th century.
- Canada--Social conditions--21st century.
- United States--Social conditions--20th century.
- United States--Social conditions--21st century.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- x, 236 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- "In The Rise and Fall of Moral Conflicts in the United States and Canada, sociologist Mildred A. Schwartz and political scientist Raymond Tatalovich bring their disciplinary insights to the study of moral issues. Beginning with prohibition, Schwartz and Tatalovich trace the phases of its evolution from emergence, establishment, decline and resurgence, to resolution. Prohibition's life history generates a series of hypotheses about how passage through each of the phases affected subsequent developments and how these were shaped by the political institutions and social character of the United States and Canada. Using the history of prohibition in North America as a point of reference, the authors move on to address the anticipated progression and possible resolution of six contemporary moral issues: abortion, capital punishment, gun control, marijuana, pornography, and same-sex relations. Schwartz and Tatalovich build a new theoretical approach by drawing on scholarship on agenda-setting, mass media, social movements, and social problems. The Rise and Fall of Moral Conflicts provides new insights into how moral conflicts develop and interact with their social and political environment."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 Why Moral Conflicts Matter 3
- Defining Moral Issues 4
- Life Histories 10
- Emergence 10
- Establishment 14
- Decline 18
- Resurgence 19
- Resolution 20
- Outline of the Book 23
- References 24
- 2 The Example of Prohibition 32
- Meaning 32
- Emergence 33
- Establishment 38
- Agenda Setting in the United States 39
- Agenda Setting in Canada 41
- Opportunities in Wartime 43
- Evaluating Establishment 45
- Decline and Resurgence 46
- Resolution 49
- Prohibition and Its Phases 53
- References 58
- 3 Issue Portraits 61
- Shared Meanings, National Stories 61
- Abortion 62
- Capital Punishment 66
- Gun Control 69
- Marijuana 73
- Pornography 76
- Same-Sex Relations 80
- Classifying Issues 83
- References 84
- 4 The Context of Moral Conflicts 88
- Comparing Canada and the United States 88
- Demography 89
- Age 89
- Education 90
- Religion 91
- Race/Ethnicity 93
- Civil Society and Values 94
- Political Institutions 98
- Impact of the National Environment 102
- References 103
- 5 The Emergence of Moral Conflicts 109
- Forms of Conflict 109
- Environmental Change 111
- Triggering Events 112
- Abortion 113
- Capital Punishment 113
- Gun Control 114
- Same-Sex Relations 115
- Challenging Groups 115
- Abortion 116
- Capital Punishment 117
- Gun Control 118
- Marijuana 119
- Pornography 120
- Same-Sex Relations 121
- Overview 122
- Social Status 122
- Organizational Resources 124
- Meeting Expectations about Emergence 125
- References 127
- 6 Establishment 130
- Continuing Pressures 130
- Abortion 131
- Capital Punishment 131
- Gun Control 132
- Marijuana 133
- Pornography 134
- Same-Sex Relations 134
- Prior Legitimation 135
- Abortion 135
- Capital Punishment 136
- Gun Control 137
- Marijuana 137
- Pornography 138
- Same-Sex Relations 139
- Partisan Connections 140
- Abortion 140
- Capital Punishment 141
- Gun Control 142
- Marijuana 143
- Pornography 144
- Same-Sex Relations 144
- Authoritative Leadership 144
- Abortion 145
- Capital Punishment 145
- Gun Control 146
- Marijuana 146
- Pornography 147
- Same-Sex Relations 148
- Atypical Measures 149
- Assessing Establishment 150
- References 152
- 7 Continuity, Decline, Resurgence 157
- Moving among Phases 157
- Decline 157
- Evidence of Decline 158
- Old Positions 160
- High Costs 164
- Countermovement Effectiveness 166
- Country and Issue Differences 166
- Resurgence 168
- Problem More Acute 168
- Gun Control 168
- Marijuana 169
- Pornography 170
- Assertions of Legitimacy 172
- Abortion 172
- Capital Punishment 174
- Same-Sex Relations 176
- Country and Issue Differences 179
- Movement between Phases 181
- References 181
- 8 The Resolution of Moral Conflicts 186
- The Finality of Resolution 186
- Direction of Outcome 187
- Canadian Resolution 188
- US Contention 189
- Dominant Values 190
- Consensus across Parties 193
- Resolution Is Difficult 197
- References 199
- 9 The Phases of Moral Conflicts 201
- Phases and Outcomes 201
- Emergence 202
- Establishment 203
- Decline 204
- Resurgence 206
- Resolution 206
- Insights from Two Issues 207
- References 210.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781442637269
- 1442637269
- 9781442628830
- 1442628839
- OCLC:
- 1024108692
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