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The following reference(s) may be useful when improving this article in the future:

Chapman, Roger, ed. (2010). Culture Wars: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints and Voices, Volume 1. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 978-0-7656-1761-3.
Broćić, Miloš; Miles, Andrew (2021). "College and the 'Culture War': Assessing Higher Education's Influence on Moral Attitudes". American Sociological Review. 86 (5): 856–895. doi:10.1177/00031224211041094. ISSN 1939-8271.

Examples of current cultural warfare worldwide:

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Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemns 'Magnificent Century', a historical soap opera described in this article as 'a titillating weekly series that exaggerates the romance, intrigue and sex life of Suleiman the Magnificent, a revered 16th century Ottoman leader. Hugely popular in Turkey and the Middle East, the show is broadcast in 43 countries and watched by 200 million people.'

"I'm condemning both the director of that series as well as the owner of the television station," Erdogan said in a bizarre speech at the opening of an airport in western Turkey last month. "We have already alerted authorities about this and we are still waiting for a judicial action." Whilst being evidently popular the series offends some socially conservative sensibilities enough to attract prime ministerial comment.

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South Africa's President Jacob Zuma is quoted using culture as a rhetorical weapon, asserting 'traditional African values in defence of sexism according to this article: "Let us not be influenced by other cultures… Let us solve African problems the African way, not the white man’s way"

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The term 'culture war' is a handy media label for something which is currently going on in the USA but beyond that it describes a wider phenomenon as this commentator puts it 'Culture wars, of course, are fought in every country' ^[3].

Normskiormski (talk) 09:54, 17 December 2012 (UTC)Reply

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Hi all,

I'm going to be working on Draft:Culture war in the United States throughout the next few weeks. Please feel free to stop by and help out. I think culture war in the US is something that's grown exponentially in importance, especially with recent political developments in the US (such as anti-DEI legislation) so I think it would be nice to have a separate article specifically dedicated to the US that can go into greater detail. Feel free to leave thoughts as needed. Alexandraaaacs1989 (talk) 19:28, 28 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

good idea. Let me know if you need a copy of my article: Jensen, Richard. "The Culture Wars, 1965-1995: A Historian's Map" Journal of Social History 29 (Oct 1995) 17–37. in JSTOR Rjensen (talk) 20:40, 28 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

Thank you — I'd love a copy, that would be incredibly helpful. Feel free to send it over at `alexandraacs68@proton.me`. Alexandraaaacs1989 (talk) 21:05, 28 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

Add Gender-Critical Feminism (TERF) to the UK Section?

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To me its a pretty major culture war in the UK, and should be covered by this article ElizaofChaos ✦ she/they ✦ 16:22, 20 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

[1] ttp://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/14/rohde-turkey-idUKL1E8NE4A920121214

[2] ttp://blogs.reuters.com/the-human-impact/2012/12/04/does-the-presidents-penis-matter/

[3] ttp://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/14/rohde-turkey-idUKL1E8NE4A920121214

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