Status Politics and the Political Agenda of the Christian Right

Status Politics and the Political Agenda of the Christian Right

Status politics has been used by scholars to explain social protest movements, particularly those that have been right-wing in orientation. In recent years, some scholars have placed the Christian Right within the context of status politics, while others have suggested it is erroneous to do so. This...

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Veröffentlicht in:Sociological quarterly 1988-09, Vol.29 (3), p.429-437
1. Verfasser: Moen, Matthew C.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agenda
CHRISTIAN BELIEFS OR CHURCHES
Christian morality
Christian symbolism
Christianity
Christians
CONGRESS (ALL NATIONS)
CONSERVATISM AND CONSERVATIVES
Political ethics
POLITICAL MOVEMENT
Political movements
Political protests
Political science
Politics
Religion
Right
Right Wing Politics
Rightist
School prayer
Social movements
Social Status
United States of America
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Zusammenfassung:Status politics has been used by scholars to explain social protest movements, particularly those that have been right-wing in orientation. In recent years, some scholars have placed the Christian Right within the context of status politics, while others have suggested it is erroneous to do so. This article examines the applicability of status politics to the Chrisitan Right from the perspective of the political agenda the movement has pushed in the Congress. The argument is that status politics fails to explain adequately the moral, nonsymbolic, and "offensive" dimensions of the Christian Right.
ISSN:0038-0253
1533-8525
DOI:10.1111/j.1533-8525.1988.tb01262.x