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Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth Anne Oldmixon is an assistant professor of political science at the University of North Texas. Klappentext How do legislators legislate policy conflicts that are defined in explicitly cultural terms such as abortion, gay marriage, and school prayer? American political institutions are frequently challenged by the significant conflict between those who embrace religious traditionalism and those who embrace progressive cultural norms. "Uncompromising Positions: God, Sex, and the U.S. House of Representatives" investigates the politics of that conflict as it is manifested in the proceedings of the U.S. House of Representatives. Oldmixon traces the development of these two distinct cultures in contemporary American politics and discusses the decision-making and leadership tactics used by legislators to respond to this division of values. Zusammenfassung American political institutions are frequently challenged by the significant conflict between those who embrace religious traditionalism and those who embrace progressive cultural norms. This title investigates the politics of that conflict as it is manifested in the proceedings of the US House of Representatives. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: Guns! Race! and Culture 1. Seeing and Believing in the Foreground 2. The Culture of Progressive Sexuality 3. The Culture of Religious Traditionalism 4. Choosing Folkways 5. Managing Morality 6. Cultural Scuffles and Capitol Hill Appendix A: Elite Interview Information Appendix B: Variable Specification! Coding! and Description Notes Bibliography Index
