Social progressivism
- Social progressivism
Social progressivism is the view that social
mores ,human nature , andmorality are capable of progress through history in a manner similar to that of scientific knowledge. Social progressives believe that there is no inherent value intradition . They argue that all social arrangements - includingmarriage , thefamily andgender roles - are not fixed; rather, they should be changed or updated whenever such a change is for the greater good of society or it benefits the people who wish to engage in those social arrangements. The opposite of social progressivism is calledsocial conservatism or social regressivism.Social progressives believe that some historical mores are wrong or dogmatic and that present knowledge gained from science and philosophy has disproved many traditional beliefs. In the past, social progressives advocated the right to vote for women. Today, social progressivism in the West generally supports
same-sex marriage ,birth control , and women's right to choose anabortion .However, social progressives throughout the world advocate a wide variety of different social changes, and separate groups of social progressives may oppose each other because they support change in different directions. For instance, social progressives may be either left-wing or right-wing, depending on the kind of social mores they wish to change vis-à-vis the status quo. A social progressive advocating
drug legalization in theUnited States would be seen as left-wing, whereas a social progressive campaigning to outlawrecreational drugs in theNetherlands would be seen as right-wing. In Canada the former federal Progressive Conservative Party often combined a social progressive agenda with a right-wing economic agenda, such as Canadian Prime MinisterBrian Mulroney 's advocation of action on environmental issues, such as acid rain, and support ofmulticulturalism , while advocating aneoliberal economic agenda.The term "social progressivism" is not to be confused with "
social liberalism ". Even though both ideologies overlap considerably, the latter refers to a specific kind of liberalideology .External links
* [http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1061.html The Progressive Movement in USA]
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