social conservatism

Interesting article in the NY Times Magazine about conservative Christian women leading the charge to restore traditional gender roles and power structures. Housewives of God Do they have a point? Statistics say that women are less happy now than they were 40 years ago. Is it the feminism...

I tend to think of social conservatism as being somewhat synonymous with religious right views like anti-choice and anti-gay marriage. First, is that correct? Second, I can't believe that this is the sum total of a political category. What are the principles of social conservatism?