Uncompromising positions [[electronic resource] ] : God, sex, and the U.S. House of Representatives / / Elizabeth Anne Oldmixon

• Autore: Oldmixon Elizabeth Anne
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (261 p.)
• Disciplina: 322/.1/0973
• Soggetto topico: Church and state - United States; Culture conflict - United States; Legislation - United States; Legislators - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-232) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: guns, race, and culture -- Seeing and believing in the foreground -- The culture of progressive sexuality -- The culture of religious traditionalism -- Choosing folkways -- Managing morality -- Cultural scuffles and Capitol Hill.
• Sommario/riassunto: Cultural factions are an intrinsic part of the fabric of American politics. But does this mean that there is no room for compromise when groups hold radically different viewpoints on major issues? Not necessarily. For example, in a June 2003 Time/CNN poll, 49% of respondents identified themselves as pro-choice and 46% identified as pro-life. But in the same poll, 81% indicated that abortion should be always legal or sometimes legal, suggesting that pro-life and pro-choice are not discrete positions but allow room for compromise.How do legislators legislate policy conflicts that are defined in
• Titolo autorizzato: Uncompromising positions
• ISBN: 1-58901-478-2; 1-4356-3197-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451851203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Religion and politics series (Georgetown University)