The rise and fall of moral conflicts in the United States and Canada

Schwartz, Mildred A. 1932- (author.). Tatalovich, Raymond, (author.).

Summary: "In The Rise and Fall of Moral Conflicts in the United States and Canada, sociologist Mildred A. Schwartz and political scientist Raymond Tatalovich bring their disciplinary insights to the study of moral issues. Beginning with prohibition, Schwartz and Tatalovich trace the phases of its evolution from emergence, establishment, decline and resurgence, to resolution. Prohibition's life history generates a series of hypotheses about how passage through each of the phases affected subsequent developments and how these were shaped by the political institutions and social character of the United States and Canada. Using the history of prohibition in North America as a point of reference, the authors move on to address the anticipated progression and possible resolution of six contemporary moral issues: abortion, capital punishment, gun control, marijuana, pornography, and same-sex relations. Schwartz and Tatalovich build a new theoretical approach by drawing on scholarship on agenda-setting, mass media, social movements, and social problems. The Rise and Fall of Moral Conflicts provides new insights into how moral conflicts develop and interact with their social and political environment."--

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ISBN: 9781442637269
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ISBN: 1442637269
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Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Publisher: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2017.

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General Note:	CatMonthString.april.24 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Machine generated contents note: 1. Why Moral Conflicts Matter -- Defining Moral Issues -- Life Histories -- Emergence -- Establishment -- Decline -- Resurgence -- Resolution -- Outline of the Book -- References -- 2. Example of Prohibition -- Meaning -- Emergence -- Establishment -- Agenda Setting in the United States -- Agenda Setting in Canada -- Opportunities in Wartime -- Evaluating Establishment -- Decline and Resurgence -- Resolution -- Prohibition and Its Phases -- References -- 3. Issue Portraits -- Shared Meanings, National Stories -- Abortion -- Capital Punishment -- Gun Control -- Marijuana -- Pornography -- Same-Sex Relations -- Classifying Issues -- References -- 4. Context of Moral Conflicts -- Comparing Canada and the United States -- Demography -- Age -- Education -- Religion -- Race/Ethnicity -- Civil Society and Values -- Political Institutions -- Impact of the National Environment -- References -- 5. Emergence of Moral Conflicts -- Forms of Conflict -- Environmental Change -- Triggering Events -- Abortion -- Capital Punishment -- Gun Control -- Same-Sex Relations -- Challenging Groups -- Abortion -- Capital Punishment -- Gun Control -- Marijuana -- Pornography -- Same-Sex Relations -- Overview -- Social Status -- Organizational Resources -- Meeting Expectations about Emergence -- References -- 6. Establishment -- Continuing Pressures -- Abortion -- Capital Punishment -- Gun Control -- Marijuana -- Pornography -- Same-Sex Relations -- Prior Legitimation -- Abortion -- Capital Punishment -- Gun Control -- Marijuana -- Pornography -- Same-Sex Relations -- Partisan Connections -- Abortion -- Capital Punishment -- Gun Control -- Marijuana -- Pornography -- Same-Sex Relations -- Authoritative Leadership -- Abortion -- Capital Punishment -- Gun Control -- Marijuana -- Pornography -- Same-Sex Relations -- Atypical Measures -- Assessing Establishment -- References -- 7. Continuity, Decline, Resurgence -- Moving among Phases -- Decline -- Evidence of Decline -- Old Positions -- High Costs -- Countermovement Effectiveness -- Country and Issue Differences -- Resurgence -- Problem More Acute -- Gun Control -- Marijuana -- Pornography -- Assertions of Legitimacy -- Abortion -- Capital Punishment -- Same-Sex Relations -- Country and Issue Differences -- Movement between Phases -- References -- 8. Resolution of Moral Conflicts -- Finality of Resolution -- Direction of Outcome -- Canadian Resolution -- US Contention -- Dominant Values -- Consensus across Parties -- Resolution Is Difficult -- References -- 9. Phases of Moral Conflicts -- Phases and Outcomes -- Emergence -- Establishment -- Decline -- Resurgence -- Resolution -- Insights from Two Issues -- References.
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