Concept information
Preferred term
social conservatism
Definition
- Social conservatism is an ideological perspective on how individuals in free societies ought to respond to matters having to do with moral beliefs or behavior, cultural traditions, religious institutions, or patterns of social interaction generally. It involves the desire to see older norms and assumptions regarding all of these matters to be preserved. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Social Conservatism]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/social_conservatism
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