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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 conflict''' refers to the conflict between [[Traditionalist conservatism|traditionalist]] or [[conservative]] values and [[social democracy]], [[Progressivism|progressive]] or [[Social liberalism|social liberal]] values in the Western world, as well as other countries. Culture wars have influenced the debate over public school history and science curricula in the United States, along with many other issues. | ||
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| + | The expression ''culture war'' entered the vocabulary of United States politics with the publication of ''[[Culture Wars: The Struggle to Define America]]'' by [[James Davison Hunter]] in 1991. Hunter perceived a dramatic realignment and polarization that had transformed [[politics of the United States|United States politics]] and [[culture of the United States|culture]], including the issues of [[abortion]], [[Gun law in the United States|federal]] and [[Gun laws in the United States by state|state gun laws]], [[global warming]], [[immigration]], [[separation of church and state]], [[privacy]], [[recreational drug use]], [[LGBT]] rights, and [[censorship]]. | ||
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| + | In [[Canada]], ''culture war'' refers to differing values between [[Western Canada|Western]] versus [[Eastern Canada]], [[List of the 100 largest population centres in Canada|urban]] versus [[rural Canada]], as well as [[Conservatism in Canada|conservatism]] versus [[Liberalism in Canada|liberalism]]. A divide between [[Francophone|French]] and [[Anglophone|English]] is also a consistent part of Canadian society. | ||
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| *[[Christmas controversy]] | *[[Christmas controversy]] | ||
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The culture war or culture conflict refers to the conflict between traditionalist or conservative values and social democracy, progressive or social liberal values in the Western world, as well as other countries. Culture wars have influenced the debate over public school history and science curricula in the United States, along with many other issues.
The expression culture war entered the vocabulary of United States politics with the publication of Culture Wars: The Struggle to Define America by James Davison Hunter in 1991. Hunter perceived a dramatic realignment and polarization that had transformed United States politics and culture, including the issues of abortion, federal and state gun laws, global warming, immigration, separation of church and state, privacy, recreational drug use, LGBT rights, and censorship.
In Canada, culture war refers to differing values between Western versus Eastern Canada, urban versus rural Canada, as well as conservatism versus liberalism. A divide between French and English is also a consistent part of Canadian society.
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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
- 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
