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Fiorina, Morris P., with Samuel J. Abrams and
Jeremy C. Pope.Culture War? The Myth of a Polar-
ized America. New York: Pearson Longman, 2005.
Relying on statistics, a political scientist states that
the American populace is not greatly polarized,
although political leadership is.
Hunter, James Davison.Culture Wars: The Struggle to
Define America. New York: Basic Books, 1991. A so-
ciologist sees culture wars in late twentieth cen-
tury America as struggles between the orthodox,
who believe authority transcends themselves and
never changes, and the progressive, who believe
authority is subjective and rational.
Strauss, William, and Neil Howe.The Fourth Turning:
An American Prophecy. New York: Broadway Books,

1997. Dividing American history into cycles, each
      of about the length of a long life, these genera-
      tional historians see every cycle as comprising
      four dominant moods, or “turnings,” with the

1990’s being one of “unraveling” marked by cul-

ture wars.

Zimmerman, Jonathan.Whose America? Culture Wars

in the Public Schools. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard

University Press, 2002. An educational historian

claims that twentieth century culture wars in pub-

lic schools have been about American history

and, more divisively, about religion.

Victor Lindsey

See also Abortion; Buchanan, Pat; Conservatism

in U.S. politics; Education in the United States;Egan

v. Canada; Homosexuality and gay rights; Immigra-

tion to the United States; Lewinsky scandal; Liberal-

ism in U.S. politics; Los Angeles riots; Mapplethorpe

obscenity trial; Olympic Park bombing; Race rela-

tions; Religion and spirituality in Canada; Religion

and spirituality in the United States; Simpson mur-

der case.

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