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Definition of Culture War
(noun) A political struggle caused by conflict between sets of social beliefs and cultural values.
Example of Culture War
- The clash between gay marriage advocates and conservative religious groups in the United States.
Culture War Pronunciation
Syllabification: cul·ture war
Audio Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling
- American English – /kUHl-chuhr wOR/
- British English – /kUHl-chuh wAW/
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /ˈkʌlʧər wɔr/
- British English – /ˈkʌlʧə wɔː/
Usage Notes
- Plural: culture wars
- Often written in the plural form: culture wars or “the culture wars.”
Additional Information
- Word origin of “culture” and “war” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com
- Hunter, James Davison. 1991. Culture Wars: The Struggle to Define America. New York: Basic Books.
- Young, Mitchell. 2008. Culture Wars. Detroit: Greenhaven Press.
Related Terms
Works Consulted
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Cite the Definition of Culture War
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “culture war.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved October 15, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/culture-war/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
culture war. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/culture-war/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “culture war.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed October 15, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/culture-war/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“culture war.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 15 Oct. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/culture-war/>.