Affirmative action a reference handbook /

This award winning handbook presents the views of both advocates and critics of the argument that government policies can establish gender and racial equality.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eisaguirre, Lynne, 1951-
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, [1999]
Series:Contemporary world issues.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xii, 222 pages) : illustrations.
Subjects:
Affirmative action programs -- United States -- History.
Affirmative action programs -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:EBSCOhost - Click here for access
Contents:
  • How to Read Case and Statute Citations
  • What Is Affirmative Action?
  • A Historical Perspective: The Roots of Affirmative Action
  • Civil Rights Movement
  • Executive Orders: Contracting and Employment
  • Fair Employment: Enforcement of Title VII
  • Affirmative Action in Education
  • The 1980s: Backlash against Affirmative Action
  • The 1990s: A New Act, a New President, and New Cases
  • Do We Still Have Prejudice and Discrimination?
  • Are There Other Remedies?
  • Does Affirmative Action Harm Its Intended Beneficiaries?
  • Pre-Twentieth Century
  • Twentieth Century
  • Biographical Sketches
  • Facts and Statistics
  • Overview of the Laws on Affirmative Action
  • Legal Justifications for and against Affirmative Action
  • Classifications of Affirmative Action Cases in Employment
  • Affirmative Action: Equal Protection of Review in Employment, Education, and Contracting Cases
  • Affirmative Action under Title VII
  • Affirmative Action Circuit Court Cases
  • Statutes and Policies to End Affirmative Action
  • Some Historical Perspective
  • Statistics and Studies about Equal Employment Opportunity
  • Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
  • Evidence of Discrimination in Contracting
  • Statistics and Studies about Equal Education Opportunity
  • Admissions, Graduation, and Attrition Rates and Measures of Performance
  • College and Beyond Study (C and B)
  • Legacy and Donor Programs
  • Minority-Targeted Scholarships
  • Additional Surveys and Studies Relating to Discrimination and Affirmative Action
  • Housing Discrimination Study.

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