Cultures at War : : Moral Conflicts in Western Democracies /

Cultures at War : : Moral Conflicts in Western Democracies / / T. Alexander Smith, Raymond Tatalovich.

Cultures at War explains the rise and impact of moral conflicts on the recent political life of western democracies. Smith and Tatalovich conceptualize all moral conflicts as clashes between egalitarian and hierarchical forces. At their core, moral conflicts are debates over "identity" and...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Smith, T. Alexander,
Tatalovich, Raymond,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]
©2003
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (304 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Introduction: A New Politics for a New Century
  • Part One. Raw Material For A Politics And Policy Of Moral Conflict
  • 2. Status Anxiety and Political Ideology
  • 3. Cultural Theory and Warring Cultures
  • Part Two. Morality Politics By Unconventional Means
  • 4. Breaking Into Or Breaking Apart The Political System
  • 5. Politicians Strike Back: Legislative Restraints on Morality Policy
  • 6. The Juridicization of the Morality Policy Process
  • 7. Bypassing Elites: Morality Policy by Plebiscite
  • Part Three. Uncompromising Ends Of Morality Policy
  • 8. Building Political Consensus and the Public Peace
  • 9. Conclusion: Morality Policy and Democratic Governance
  • Appendix
  • A.1: Attitudes Toward Capital Punishment In Five Western Democracies
  • A.2: Attitudes Toward Abortion In Five Western Democracies
  • A.3: Attitudes Toward Homosexuality In Five Western Democracies
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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