Culture wars and enduring American dilemmas

"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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Thomson, Irene Taviss, 1941- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press 2010.
Colección:JSTOR Open Access monographs.
Contemporary political and social issues.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b37915320*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.