The Twilight of Social Conservatism: American Culture Wars in the Obama Era

Despite Many Americans' Triumphant Proclamations That Barack Obama's 2008 And 2012 Elections Signified A Post-partisan, Post-racial Society, It Seems That The United States Is More Divided Than Ever. From The Rise Of The Tea Party, To Strident Anti-immigration And Anti-welfare Movements, To The So-called War On Women, The United States On Its Surface Appears To Be Caught In The Turmoil Of A Culture War That Has Not Relented Since The Reagan Era. But, As John Dombrink Writes In The Twilight Of Social Conservatism, The Conservative Backlash Seen During Obama's Presidency Is Indicative Not Of A.