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This 7 page paper discusses the major elements in Stein's book, The Stranger Next Door. Quots Cited from the book. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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lobbying for civil rights; no lesbian/gay coffeehouses, newspapers, or running clubs, commonplace in larger towns and cities. Yet suddenly the issue of homosexuality moved to center stage," says Arlene Stein
in her book, The Stranger Next Door. In this book she chronicles the life and times of the residents of Timbertown and how they wage the culture war on the
small town homefront. A culture war, as evidenced in Steins book, is a struggle between two dichotomies. These oppositions may come in the form of
philosophies, personal religions, or heritage. In the place called Timbertown, a small logging and milling town, the way of life has remained, for the most part, unchanged for decades. Traditional
white working class, predominantly Christian, values are upheld as the majority view and as such have shaped the directives which have been adopted over the years by the town.
However, no town is a village and as such, and as much as they would like to believe that it will not change, change is
coming. It is coming in the form of two women. Two women whose unassuming lives are about to become the center of attention for the entire town; one which will
polarize and pit neighbor against neighbors that they have known for decades. A culture war, then, is a clash of ideologies, of tolerances, which vary depending on the persons upbringing.
Within the context of various communities throughout the nation are microcosms of humanity. Despite the trends of larger more Urban areas, these small towns often
hold strong ideas about issues which have long ceased to cause friction in larger cities. As such, Timbertown serves as a human sociological laboratory for Arlene Stein. She moves to
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