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Culture wars and enduring American dilemmas /

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"Irene Taviss Thomson gives us a nuanced portrait of American social politics that helps explain both why we are drawn to the idea of a 'culture war' and why that misrepresents what is actually going on."--Rhys H. Williams, Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, Loyola Uni...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thomson, Irene Taviss, 1941-
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2010]
Series:Contemporary political and social issues.
Subjects:
Culture conflict > United States.
United States > Social conditions > 21st century.
United States > Politics and government > 21st century.
United States > Moral conditions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Violence in Society.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Culture conflict.
Moral conditions.
Politics and government.
Social conditions.
United States.
2000-2099
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Culture wars and warring about culture
  • Respect for religion but uncertainty about its role
  • Moral but not moralistic
  • Individualism but not to excess
  • Pluralism within one culture
  • Antielitist but respecting achievement
  • Moderation, plain and simple
  • Culture, class, and American exceptionalism.