The Twilight of Social Conservatism : : American Culture Wars in the Obama Era / / John Dombrink.

Despite many Americans’ triumphant proclamations that Barack Obama’s 2008 and 2012 elections signified a post-partisan, post-racial society, it seems that the United States is more divided than ever. From the rise of the Tea Party, to strident anti-immigration and anti-welfare movements, to the so-c...

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2015]
©2015
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Liberalization and Backlash in the Obama Era
  • 2. Anger and Resentment Anew: Tea Parties and the Obama Backlash
  • 3. Marriage Equality: America and the New Normal
  • 4. After Falwell: Shifts and Continuities in the Culture War and the Role of Religion in America
  • 5. “Vota Tus Valores”: The Culture War in a Diversifying America
  • 6. Campaign 2012: Of Plutocrats, Rape, and the “Ascendant Majority”
  • 7. Whither the Culture War? The “Unwedging” of Old Frames
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author