THE CULTURE WARS
with Warren Goldstein
“The United States is divided not only along political lines but also along religious ones. Wedge issues have not only been economic but cultural, most notably abortion and gay rights. In this seminar, we will read short excerpts from leading social scientists on the Culture Wars including James Davidson Hunter, Robert Wuthnow, Wade Clark Roof and Willam McKinney, Robert Putnam and David Campbell, and Frances FitzGerald. We shall look at the roots of the American
Culture Wars and how the religious right aligned itself with the
Republican Party. We will discuss contentious cultural issues like
abortion, gay marriage, creationism, and school prayer and how they
have divided our country along political lines.”
Downtow Rangeley(Must pre-register for details)
1 hour sessions in October
Dates/Times to be determined.
