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| The '''culture war''' (or '''culture wars''') in American usage is a metaphor used to claim that political conflict is based on sets of conflicting values. The term frequently implies a conflict between so-called "[[traditional]]" and "[[progressive]]" values. The "culture war" is sometimes traced to the [[1960s]] and has taken various forms since then. | The '''culture war''' (or '''culture wars''') in American usage is a metaphor used to claim that political conflict is based on sets of conflicting values. The term frequently implies a conflict between so-called "[[traditional]]" and "[[progressive]]" values. The "culture war" is sometimes traced to the [[1960s]] and has taken various forms since then. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Christmas controversy]] | ||
| + | *[[Cultural conflict]] | ||
| + | *[[History wars]] | ||
| + | *[[Red state vs. blue state divide]] | ||
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| + | ===Battleground issues in the "culture wars"=== | ||
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| + | ;Life issues | ||
| + | *[[Abortion]] / [[Reproductive rights]] | ||
| + | *[[Right to die|Right to die movement]] and [[euthanasia]] | ||
| + | *[[Stem-cell research]] | ||
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| + | ;Sexuality | ||
| + | *[[Age of consent]] | ||
| + | *[[Homosexuality]], [[LGBT social movements|Gay rights]], and [[Same-sex marriage]] | ||
| + | *[[Pornography]] | ||
| + | *[[Prostitution]] | ||
| + | *[[Sexual revolution]] | ||
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| + | ;Education and parenting | ||
| + | *[[Creation-evolution controversy]] | ||
| + | *[[Family values]] | ||
| + | *[[Homeschooling]] and [[Educational choice]] | ||
| + | *[[Corporal punishment]] and [[Child discipline]], most notably [[spanking]] | ||
| + | *[[Sexual education]] and [[Sexual abstinence|abstinence only education]] | ||
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| + | ;Drugs | ||
| + | *[[Legal drinking age]] | ||
| + | *[[Recreational drug use]] and [[Drug decriminalization]] | ||
| + | *[[Harm reduction]] | ||
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| + | ;Environment and Energy | ||
| + | *[[Global warming]] and [[Climate change mitigation]]<ref>[http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/climate_science_as_culture_war ''Climate Science as Culture War: The public debate around climate change is no longer about science—it’s about values, culture, and ideology''] Fall 2012 [[Stanford Social Innovation Review]]</ref> | ||
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| + | ;Society and culture | ||
| + | *[[Animal Rights]] | ||
| + | *[[Feminism]] | ||
| + | *[[Gun politics]] | ||
| + | *[[Race (classification of human beings)|Race]], [[affirmative action]] | ||
| + | *[[Media bias in the United States|Media bias in the U.S.]] | ||
| + | *[[Moral absolutism]] vs. [[Moral relativism]] | ||
| + | *[[Multiculturalism]] | ||
| + | *[[Permissive society]] | ||
| + | *[[Political correctness]] | ||
| + | *[[Secularism]] and [[Secularization]] | ||
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| + | ;Law and Government | ||
| + | *[[Capital punishment]] | ||
| + | *[[Law and order (politics)|Law and order]] | ||
| + | *[[Separation of church and state in the United States|Separation of church and state]] | ||
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The culture war (or culture wars) in American usage is a metaphor used to claim that political conflict is based on sets of conflicting values. The term frequently implies a conflict between so-called "traditional" and "progressive" values. The "culture war" is sometimes traced to the 1960s and has taken various forms since then.
See also
Battleground issues in the "culture wars"
- Life issues
- Sexuality
- Age of consent
- Homosexuality, Gay rights, and Same-sex marriage
- Pornography
- Prostitution
- Sexual revolution
- Education and parenting
- Creation-evolution controversy
- Family values
- Homeschooling and Educational choice
- Corporal punishment and Child discipline, most notably spanking
- Sexual education and abstinence only education
- Drugs
- Environment and Energy
- Global warming and Climate change mitigation<ref>Climate Science as Culture War: The public debate around climate change is no longer about science—it’s about values, culture, and ideology Fall 2012 Stanford Social Innovation Review</ref>
- Society and culture
- Animal Rights
- Feminism
- Gun politics
- Race, affirmative action
- Media bias in the U.S.
- Moral absolutism vs. Moral relativism
- Multiculturalism
- Permissive society
- Political correctness
- Secularism and Secularization
- Law and Government
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