Social conservatism

Cognitive Ability and Prejudice Contrasts that foresee prejudice has intrigued social and personality psychologist since Allport 's time and research has set up the relationship between an assortment of individual differences and prejudice. One example of individual difference would be (low) cognitive ability. With the new theoretical models being developed, they help to account for social and psychological factors that merge its association with prejudice. “These theoretical perspectives…

Liberally Speaking: Why Liberalism is Right for America written by Stephen J. Natoli is about the liberal view on the left side of the left-right political spectrum. One main idea of the book is to provide an educated view on the liberal side of politics and explain how an open mind can only make the "land of the free,” freer. Chapter three through five concentrates on what liberals believe. This includes: ethics, peace, equality, freedom, and science. These are just a few of the several…

liberals’ views are accurate as they believe humans are self-sufficient beings and are capable of doing things on their own. With this being said, communitarianism differs from the theories of traditional liberalism. Communitarians believe that humans are social, compassionate and interdependent beings (Communitarianism Lecture). This means that humans care for one another and are not driven by greediness; rather they are driven by their desire to do good for those around them. Evolutionary…

conservative. My parents are very conservative, more so than myself. They agree with a lot more conservative policies than I can say I do, but I agree with a large amount. I tend to agree with economic, most social, and foreign policy issues. Although I do stray from conservative ideals sometimes in the social and foreign policy issues, I agree with most. The reason I consider myself more moderate is because of the fact that I do disagree with some things conservative believe in, and because I…

The 2015 Canadian Federal Election in many ways can be considered a re-defining election in Canadian history that ended a Conservative dynasty that lasted nearly a decade, by electing a Liberal majority government led by Justin Trudeau. The election of the Trudeau Liberals saw the single largest increase of seats by a political party in Canadian history, which just four years ago faced near political extinction, and began the campaign polling third at the start of the writ period. This election…

Keystone XL: A Pipeline Fueling Debate The Keystone Pipeline XL, a large pipeline that has been proposed to transport oil from the Canada to the United States, has led to controversy recently. Why is there so much debate, you may ask, when it has, “the support of an increasing number of Democrats, as well as the vast majority of Republicans in Congress” (Steinhauer, 2012)? There are many disputes between political parties and groups in the U.S., but what is special about the Keystone Pipeline…

Drug policies have become somewhat of a hot topic of discussion in Europe and the United States and many other countries all over the world. In many countries, there have been debates about the legalization and control of previously or currently illegal substances, and this could change the dynamic of drug consumption and trafficking in the future. In the European Union specifically, there is no unified drug policy that all of the member states must follow. The law is designed so that individual…

“History is part hope, part myth, and part reality.” To what extent do you agree with this claim? When considering the process of constructing history, it becomes apparent that truth exists on an individual level, making it difficult to validate all of history as true. Historians, witnesses, typical citizens and politicians from all walks of life are the makers of history, textbooks and knowledge. As a result of the diversity of distinct human experiences, everyone has their own opinions on…

In the article, “The Benefits of Cultural ‘Sharing’ Are Usually One-Sided," Adrienne Keene (2015) brings up a valid question, “Who has the right to represent an Indigenous community? Outsiders, or the community themselves?” The link to the article is as follows http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2015/08/04/whose-culture-is-it-anyhow/the-benefits-of-cultural-sharing-are-usually-one-sided. Through out history, there are many examples of cultural appropriation. As well as, examples of the…

Sirota Shortly before the controversial billboard was taken down just a couple of days later, an article written by David Sirota, titled “ Kenneth Cole Gets Schooled” appeared in the liberal political and current affairs website, Salon. In this writing, he criticizes the fashion designer Kenneth Cole and his company’s use of adopting a slogan that dealt with a national debate over unions, particularly teachers, in hopes of capitalizing off of the public’s reaction and response. By exploring the…