The Resource Understanding affirmative action : politics, discrimination, and the search for justice, J. Edward Kellough
Understanding affirmative action : politics, discrimination, and the search for justice, J. Edward Kellough
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- Summary
- For some time, the United States has been engaged in a national debate over affirmative action policy. A policy that began with the idea of creating a level playing field for minorities has sparked controversy in the workplace, in higher education, and elsewhere. After forty years, the debate still continues and the issues are as complex as ever. While most Americans are familiar with the term, they may not fully understand what affirmative action is and why it has become such a divisive issue. With this concise and up-to-date introduction, J. Edward Kellough brings together historical, philoso
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (191 pages)
- Contents
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- Affirmative action : the concept and the controversy
- Early efforts focusing on equality of opportunity
- Affirmative action and preferential selection
- Assessing the argument : a review of the case for affirmative action
- The Supreme Court and affirmative action : an examination of the early development of statutory and constitutional constraints
- Cases from 1995 to 2003 : challenges, uncertainty, and the survival of affirmative action
- Evidence on the effectiveness of affirmative action
- Affirmative action in the Twenty-first century
- Isbn
- 9781435627345
- Label
- Understanding affirmative action : politics, discrimination, and the search for justice
- Title
- Understanding affirmative action
- Title remainder
- politics, discrimination, and the search for justice
- Statement of responsibility
- J. Edward Kellough
- Subject
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- Affirmative action programs
- Affirmative action programs -- Law and legislation
- Affirmative action programs -- Law and legislation -- United States
- Affirmative action programs -- United States
- Affirmative action programs in education -- Law and legislation
- Affirmative action programs in education -- Law and legislation -- United States
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- LAW -- Public
- Positieve actie
- Programmes d'action positive -- Droit -- États-Unis
- Programmes d'action positive -- États-Unis
- Programmes d'action positive en éducation -- Droit -- États-Unis
- United States
- LAW -- Constitutional
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- For some time, the United States has been engaged in a national debate over affirmative action policy. A policy that began with the idea of creating a level playing field for minorities has sparked controversy in the workplace, in higher education, and elsewhere. After forty years, the debate still continues and the issues are as complex as ever. While most Americans are familiar with the term, they may not fully understand what affirmative action is and why it has become such a divisive issue. With this concise and up-to-date introduction, J. Edward Kellough brings together historical, philoso
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- CaPaEBR
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kellough, J. Edward
- Dewey number
- 342.7308/7
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- KF4755.5
- LC item number
- .K45 2006eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Affirmative action programs
- Affirmative action programs in education
- Affirmative action programs
- Programmes d'action positive
- Programmes d'action positive en éducation
- Programmes d'action positive
- LAW
- LAW
- Affirmative action programs
- Affirmative action programs in education
- Affirmative action programs
- United States
- Positieve actie
- Label
- Understanding affirmative action : politics, discrimination, and the search for justice, J. Edward Kellough
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Affirmative action : the concept and the controversy -- Early efforts focusing on equality of opportunity -- Affirmative action and preferential selection -- Assessing the argument : a review of the case for affirmative action -- The Supreme Court and affirmative action : an examination of the early development of statutory and constitutional constraints -- Cases from 1995 to 2003 : challenges, uncertainty, and the survival of affirmative action -- Evidence on the effectiveness of affirmative action -- Affirmative action in the Twenty-first century
- Control code
- 298788644
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (191 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781435627345
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other control number
- 9781589010895
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)298788644
- Label
- Understanding affirmative action : politics, discrimination, and the search for justice, J. Edward Kellough
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Affirmative action : the concept and the controversy -- Early efforts focusing on equality of opportunity -- Affirmative action and preferential selection -- Assessing the argument : a review of the case for affirmative action -- The Supreme Court and affirmative action : an examination of the early development of statutory and constitutional constraints -- Cases from 1995 to 2003 : challenges, uncertainty, and the survival of affirmative action -- Evidence on the effectiveness of affirmative action -- Affirmative action in the Twenty-first century
- Control code
- 298788644
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (191 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781435627345
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 9781589010895
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)298788644
Subject
- Affirmative action programs
- Affirmative action programs -- Law and legislation
- Affirmative action programs -- Law and legislation -- United States
- Affirmative action programs -- United States
- Affirmative action programs in education -- Law and legislation
- Affirmative action programs in education -- Law and legislation -- United States
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- LAW -- Public
- Positieve actie
- Programmes d'action positive -- Droit -- États-Unis
- Programmes d'action positive -- États-Unis
- Programmes d'action positive en éducation -- Droit -- États-Unis
- United States
- LAW -- Constitutional
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