American Values
American Values | America Does Not Face a Moral Crisis
In the viewpoint that follows, James A. Morone asserts that fears about America’s moral crisis are unfounded. In Morone’s view, it is simply untrue that society is devoid of religious sentiment, plagued by random violence, and awash in sexual promiscuity. Those who promote hysteria over American morality would rather condemn lifestyles they view as “corrupt” than develop progressive solutions to the real societal problems of crime and poverty. Morone is a professor of political science at Brown University and the author of The Democratic Wish: Popular Participation and the...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: What Values Should America Uphold?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- Capitalism Promotes Positive Values
- Capitalism Does Not Promote Positive Values
- Religion Is Essential to a Moral Society
- Religion Is Not Essential to a Moral Society
- Society’s Well-Being Depends upon the Traditional Family
- Society’s Well-Being Does Not Depend upon the Traditional Family
- Chapter 1 Periodical Bibliography
- Chapter 2: Is America in Moral Decline?
- Chapter 3: How Do the Media Influence American Values?
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Chapter 4: What Measures Would Improve American Values?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Shame Deters Immoral Behavior
- Shame Is a Form of Censorship
- The Government Should Legislate Morality
- The Government Should Not Legislate Morality
- Public Schools Should Provide Character Education
- Public Schools Should Not Provide Character Education
- Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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