{"product_id":"what-motivates-cultural-progressives-understanding-opposition-to-the-political-and-christian-right-paperback","title":"What Motivates Cultural Progressives?: Understanding Opposition to the Political and Christian Right - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Yancey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid A. Williamson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublic activism has grown significantly during the 21st century as a cornerstone of the democratic process. But activism, regardless of its ideological roots, is often interpreted through the lens of the culture wars―pitting social movements with opposing ideals against one another. For too long, as George Yancey and David Williamson argue, progressive activists, one side of these culture wars, have been seldom studied and virtually never critiqued in public conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYancey and Williamson describe and analyze the multifaceted cultural progressive movement and its place within the larger American society. What they uncover is a collective identity informed by staunch opposition to cultural conservatives―both political and religious―that is motivated by the progressive activist's preference for absolute rationality. Further, Yancey and Williamson argue that, despite great resistance to conservatives purportedly nonrational appeals, progressive activists are found to use irrational techniques when seeking to establish their movement and position their cause as socially legitimate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the contemporary heated political climate the often-surprising and likely controversial findings of \u003ci\u003eWhat Motivates Cultural Progressives?\u003c\/i\u003e will prove essential, thought-provoking reading for understanding the growing concern over the influence of activism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Yancey is Professor of the Social Sciences at Baylor University and author of \u003ci\u003eCompromising Scholarship: Religious and Political Bias in American Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid A. Williamson was Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of North Texas and is now retired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 279\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52711197573453,"sku":"9781602584648","price":84.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/a29WODI1TnBpWjBoczh4TWJ4Wi9uQT09.webp?v=1762363236","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/what-motivates-cultural-progressives-understanding-opposition-to-the-political-and-christian-right-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}