{"id":7128,"date":"2022-05-10T18:28:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T18:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-ushistory2\/?post_type=chapter&p=7128"},"modified":"2022-06-12T18:42:44","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T18:42:44","slug":"introduction-to-cultural-wars-of-the-1980s","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-ushistory2\/chapter\/introduction-to-cultural-wars-of-the-1980s\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to the Cultural Wars of the 1980s","rendered":"Introduction to the Cultural Wars of the 1980s"},"content":{"raw":"

What you'll learn to do: examine the cultural wars and social tensions of the 1980s<\/h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_7350\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"280\"]\"A<\/a> Figure 1.<\/strong> Reagan's campaign.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nRonald Reagan\u2019s victory in 1980 suggested to conservatives that the days of liberalism were over and the liberal establishment might be dismantled. Many looked forward to the discontinuation of policies like affirmative action. Conservative Christians sought to outlaw abortion and stop the movement for gay and lesbian rights. Republicans, and some moderate Democrats, demanded a return to \u201ctraditional\u201d family values, a rhetorical ploy to suggest that male authority over women and children constituted a natural order that women\u2019s rights and the New Left had subverted since the 1960s. As the conservative message regarding the evils of government permeated society, distrust of the federal government grew, inspiring some to form organizations and communities that sought complete freedom from government control. In this section, we'll examine some of these opposing sides and learn more about the cultural wars of the 1980s.","rendered":"

What you’ll learn to do: examine the cultural wars and social tensions of the 1980s<\/h2>\n
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Figure 1.<\/strong> Reagan’s campaign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Ronald Reagan\u2019s victory in 1980 suggested to conservatives that the days of liberalism were over and the liberal establishment might be dismantled. Many looked forward to the discontinuation of policies like affirmative action. Conservative Christians sought to outlaw abortion and stop the movement for gay and lesbian rights. Republicans, and some moderate Democrats, demanded a return to \u201ctraditional\u201d family values, a rhetorical ploy to suggest that male authority over women and children constituted a natural order that women\u2019s rights and the New Left had subverted since the 1960s. As the conservative message regarding the evils of government permeated society, distrust of the federal government grew, inspiring some to form organizations and communities that sought complete freedom from government control. In this section, we’ll examine some of these opposing sides and learn more about the cultural wars of the 1980s.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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