Neo-conservatism
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- Created on: 10-01-22 15:20
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- Neo-conservatism
- Mild type of authoritarian-ism
- 70s reaction to so called liberal reforms in 1960s US
- Changes threatened society with social fragmentation
- Could only be stopped by authority and strong leadership
- Changes threatened society with social fragmentation
- Driven by political motivations
- 70s reaction to so called liberal reforms in 1960s US
- Both components of New Right agree on necessity of reducing state's role in economy
- Stress on authority and preserving society shows trad con influences (organicism)
- Neo-con = more authoritarian than one nation
- Seeks to strengthen society through discipline and authority
- Focus on need to uphold social order and protect public morality
- Authority and respect have declined since the 60s in the Western world
- Argued for the re-imposition of authority and discipline
- Promotes strong state/state authoritarian -ism to tackle crime and public disorder
- Reagan and Thatcher
- Authority and respect have declined since the 60s in the Western world
- Reject permissive-ness
- Stem from emergence of 'free for all'/ 'anything goes' culture in the Western World
- Thatcher advocated 'Victorain values'
- Moral majority (USA)- campaigns for traditional values
- Two problems with someone adopting their own moral code/lifestyle
- Individual may opt for an 'immoral' lifestyle
- Choosing different moral views prevents development of moral common ground
- Stem from emergence of 'free for all'/ 'anything goes' culture in the Western World
- Mild type of authoritarian-ism
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