The Rise and Fall of Moral Conflicts in the United States and Canada

✍ Scribed by Mildred A. Schwartz; Raymond Tatalovich

Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Year: 2018
Tongue: English
Leaves: 246
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Using the history of prohibition in North America as a point of reference, Schwartz and Tatalovich address the anticipated progression and possible resolution of six contemporary moral issues: abortion, capital punishment, gun control, marijuana, pornography, and same-sex relations.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Preface
1. Why Moral Conflicts Matter
2. The Example of Prohibition
3. Issue Portraits
4. The Context of Moral Conflicts
5. The Emergence of Moral Conflicts
6. Establishment
7. Continuity, Decline, Resurgence
8. The Resolution of Moral Conflicts
9. The Phases of Moral Conflicts
Appendix 1: Coding Media Coverage of Moral Conflicts
Appendix 2: Morality Policy Planks in Major Party Platforms, Canada and the United States
Index

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