Adoption versus replacement : “Obamacare” at crossroads
Author
Source
Algerian Translation and Languages Journal
Issue
Vol. 3, Issue 3 (31 Dec. 2021), pp.83-106, 24 p.
Publisher
University of Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmad Faculty of Foreign Languages
Publication Date
2021-12-31
Country of Publication
Algeria
No. of Pages
24
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Topics
Abstract EN
Conservatives tend to oppose any attempt at reforming the American healthcare system.
This ideologically based objection witnessed a remarkable increase after the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), nicknamed "Obamacare.
" The present paper will mainly discuss and analyze both the genesis of the political polarization over the ACA and its potential destiny.
In tackling the issue of polarization over Obamacare as a case study, this article will employ the Lakoffian Metaphor Theory.
This latter differentiates between the conservative and liberal moral worldviews by a metaphor of "nation as family" where the strict father stands for the conservative mind and the nurturant parent represents the liberal thought.
Hence, this paper seeks to explore the reasons that lie behind the liberals' tolerance and conservatives' antipathy towards Obamacare.
It draws the conclusion that the conservatives' strenuous efforts to reform some provisions of the ACA were achievable, yet the pursuit of repealing the whole law was not an overnight issue.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mahbub, Usamah. 2021. Adoption versus replacement : “Obamacare” at crossroads. Algerian Translation and Languages Journal،Vol. 3, no. 3, pp.83-106.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1346469
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mahbub, Usamah. Adoption versus replacement : “Obamacare” at crossroads. Algerian Translation and Languages Journal Vol. 3, no. 3 (Dec. 2021), pp.83-106.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1346469
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mahbub, Usamah. Adoption versus replacement : “Obamacare” at crossroads. Algerian Translation and Languages Journal. 2021. Vol. 3, no. 3, pp.83-106.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1346469
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 105-106
Record ID
BIM-1346469