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social conservatism

social conservatism noun: a conservative political philosophy, generally rooted in traditional values and manifesting itself in opposition to drug use, sexual permissiveness, birth control, abortion rights, homosexuality, same-sex marriage, and transgender identity.

Noun

social conservatism (uncountable)

  1. A conservative political philosophy, generally rooted in traditional values and manifesting itself in opposition to drug use, sexual permissiveness, birth control, abortion rights, homosexuality, same-sex marriage, and transgender identity.
    • Aspects of social conservatism that reactionary Christians and reactionary Muslims have in common explain why Western social conservatives' political opponents have sometimes called them Y'all Qaeda.

Questions about social conservatism

What does social conservatism mean?
Social conservatism means a conservative political philosophy, generally rooted in traditional values and manifesting itself in opposition to drug use, sexual permissiveness, birth control, abortion rights, homosexuality, same-sex marriage, and transgender identity.
What part of speech is social conservatism?
Social conservatism is a noun.

Words near social conservatism in the dictionary

  1. social communication disorder
  2. social compact
  3. social compacts
  4. social conditioning
  5. social conflict paradigm
  6. social conservatism
  7. social conservative
  8. social conservatives
  9. social construct
  10. social constructionism
  11. social constructionist

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