Social Conservatism
Gives established family, religious, and communal norms a legitimate role in public policy, including education and family law.
Foundational doctrines
- Established social norms
- Family institutions
- Communal duties
- Cultural continuity
Disagreement and variation
Its versions differ on whether norms should be sustained through voluntary institutions or enforced by law, especially when dissenters seek different ways of living. Religious and secular versions differ, as do views on markets and the scope of legal enforcement.
Numerical positions in the interactive model are editorial reference estimates, not scientifically validated measurements.