What is Social conservatism?

Social conservatism is a political philosophy and variety of conservatism which places emphasis on traditional power structures over social pluralism. Social conservatives often promote politicisation of social issues and organising in favor of traditional values and social institutions, such as traditional family structures, gender roles, sexual relations, national patriotism, and religious traditions.

Social conservatives also value the rights of religious institutions to participate in the public sphere, thus supporting government-religious endorsement and opposing state atheism, and in some cases opposing secularism.