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Culture wars : opposing viewpoints / Fred Whitehead, book editor.

Contributor(s): Series: Opposing viewpoints (Unnumbered)Publication details: Detroit, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, 2008.Description: 210 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780737737554
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306/.0973 20
LOC classification:
  • E184.A1 C87 2008
Contents:
ch. 1. How does the culture war affect politics in the United States? -- American politics are divided by culture / Robert Reich -- Political division masks cultural agreement in the United States / Jonathan Rauch -- Rich elitists seek to impose their values on traditional America / Domenick Maglio -- Conservative politicians encourage resentment against liberal policy makers / David A. Horowitz -- ch. 2. Is there a culture war between believers and humanists? -- Humanists have expelled Christianity from the classroom / David Limbaugh -- Conflicts over prayer in schools are deeply rooted in American history / Jonathan Zimmerman -- Conservative Catholic organization Opus Dei thrives on culture war / Rob Boston -- State neutrality allows peaceful coexistence between the religious and nonbelievers / Thomas W. Clark -- Advocates promote a new type of creationism as scientific / Barbara Forrest and Glenn Branch -- The law requires the teaching of critiques of Darwinism / David K. DeWolf and Seth L. Cooper --; ch. 3. Is the culture war going global? -- Religious conservatives find common ground in the culture war / Cristina Odone -- Secularism and Islam challenge traditional Christian culture in Europe / George Weigel -- Population decline may make conservatives culture war victors / Stanley Kurtz -- Secular-progressives hinder America's efforts in the war on terror / Bill O'Reilly -- Conservatives use the war on terror to advance their political agenda / Tom De Luca and John Buell -- ch. 4. Is the culture war a matter of economics? -- Conservative politicians use the culture war to mask economic problems / Thomas Frank -- Working Americans value both self-reliance and community / David Callahan -- Unbridled capitalism leads to cultural decay in the United States / Neal Wood -- Conservatives must look beyond free market values / Rod Dreher -- Free-market culture gives people the liberty they crave / Charles Paul Freund -- There is a culture war over the countryside / Roger Scruton -- Organizations to contact.
Summary: Presents opposing viewpoints on issues related to cultural diversity, American education, cultural values, and the decay of American culture.
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Book Book NMC Library Stacks E184 .A1 C87 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001094282

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ch. 1. How does the culture war affect politics in the United States? -- American politics are divided by culture / Robert Reich -- Political division masks cultural agreement in the United States / Jonathan Rauch -- Rich elitists seek to impose their values on traditional America / Domenick Maglio -- Conservative politicians encourage resentment against liberal policy makers / David A. Horowitz -- ch. 2. Is there a culture war between believers and humanists? -- Humanists have expelled Christianity from the classroom / David Limbaugh -- Conflicts over prayer in schools are deeply rooted in American history / Jonathan Zimmerman -- Conservative Catholic organization Opus Dei thrives on culture war / Rob Boston -- State neutrality allows peaceful coexistence between the religious and nonbelievers / Thomas W. Clark -- Advocates promote a new type of creationism as scientific / Barbara Forrest and Glenn Branch -- The law requires the teaching of critiques of Darwinism / David K. DeWolf and Seth L. Cooper --; ch. 3. Is the culture war going global? -- Religious conservatives find common ground in the culture war / Cristina Odone -- Secularism and Islam challenge traditional Christian culture in Europe / George Weigel -- Population decline may make conservatives culture war victors / Stanley Kurtz -- Secular-progressives hinder America's efforts in the war on terror / Bill O'Reilly -- Conservatives use the war on terror to advance their political agenda / Tom De Luca and John Buell -- ch. 4. Is the culture war a matter of economics? -- Conservative politicians use the culture war to mask economic problems / Thomas Frank -- Working Americans value both self-reliance and community / David Callahan -- Unbridled capitalism leads to cultural decay in the United States / Neal Wood -- Conservatives must look beyond free market values / Rod Dreher -- Free-market culture gives people the liberty they crave / Charles Paul Freund -- There is a culture war over the countryside / Roger Scruton -- Organizations to contact.

Presents opposing viewpoints on issues related to cultural diversity, American education, cultural values, and the decay of American culture.

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