America's Crisis of Values : Reality and Perception /

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Is America bitterly divided? Has America lost its traditional values? Many politicians and religious leaders believe so, as do the majority of Americans, based on public opinion polls taken over the past several years. But is this crisis of values real? This book explores the moral terrain of Americ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Baker, Wayne E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxfordshire, England : Princeton University Press, 2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social values.
Social conditions
Social ethics.
Moral conditions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Social ethics > United States.
Social values > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
United States > Moral conditions.
United States > Social conditions.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Is America bitterly divided? Has America lost its traditional values? Many politicians and religious leaders believe so, as do the majority of Americans, based on public opinion polls taken over the past several years. But is this crisis of values real? This book explores the moral terrain of America today, analyzing the widely held perception that the nation is in moral decline. It looks at the question from a variety of angles, examining traditional values, secular values, religious values, family values, economic values, and others. Using unique data from the World Values Surveys.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (328 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400849628

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