Author: Ronnie Bernard TuckerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Affirmative action programs
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
Affirmative Action, the Supreme Court, and Political Power in the Old Confederacy
Author: Ronnie Bernard TuckerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Affirmative action programs
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
Affirmative Action, the Supreme Court, and Political Power in the Old Confederacy
Author: Ronnie Bernard TuckerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Affirmative action programs
Languages : en
Pages : 778
Book Description
Affirmative Action, the Supreme Court, and Political Power in the Old Confederacy
Author: Ronnie Bernard TuckerPublisher: University Press of America
ISBN: 9780761815471
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Affirmative Action, The Supreme Court, and Political Power in the Old Confederacy
Affirmative Action
Author: A. M. BabkinaPublisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781590335703
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
This guide to the literature presents 451 descriptions of books, reports and articles dealing with all aspects of affirmative action including: Race relations; Economic aspects; Reverse discrimination; Preferences; Affirmative Action programs: Public opinion; Court decisions; Education and many more. Complete author and subject indexes are provided.
Controversies in Affirmative Action
Author: James A. BeckmanPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1440800839
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1117
Book Description
An engaging and eclectic collection of essays from leading scholars on the subject, which looks at affirmative action past and present, analyzes its efficacy, its legacy, and its role in the future of the United States. This comprehensive, three-volume set explores the ways the United States has interpreted affirmative action and probes the effects of the policy from the perspectives of economics, law, philosophy, psychology, sociology, political science, and race relations. Expert contributors tackle a host of knotty issues, ranging from the history of affirmative action to the theories underpinning it. They show how affirmative action has been implemented over the years, discuss its legality and constitutionality, and speculate about its future. Volume one traces the origin and evolution of affirmative action. Volume two discusses modern applications and debates, and volume three delves into such areas as international practices and critical race theory. Standalone essays link cause and effect and past and present as they tackle intriguing—and important—questions. When does "affirmative action" become "reverse discrimination"? How many decades are too many for a "temporary" policy to remain in existence? Does race- or gender-based affirmative action violate the equal protection of law guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment? In raising such issues, the work encourages readers to come to their own conclusions about the policy and its future application.
A History of Affirmative Action, 1619-2000
Author: Philip F. RubioPublisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1604730315
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
A readable history that puts the current debates in historical context
The Pursuit of Fairness
Author: Terry H. AndersonPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019028904X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
Affirmative action strikes at the heart of deeply held beliefs about employment and education, about fairness, and about the troubled history of race relations in America. Published on the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, this is the only book available that gives readers a balanced, non-polemical, and lucid account of this highly contentious issue. Beginning with the roots of affirmative action, Anderson describes African-American demands for employment in the defense industry--spearheaded by A. Philip Randolph's threatened March on Washington in July 1941--and the desegregation of the armed forces after World War II. He investigates President Kennedy's historic 1961 executive order that introduced the term "affirmative action" during the early years of the civil rights movement and he examines President Johnson's attempts to gain equal opportunities for African Americans. He describes President Nixon's expansion of affirmative action with the Philadelphia Plan--which the Supreme Court upheld--along with President Carter's introduction of "set asides" for minority businesses and the Bakke ruling which allowed the use of race as one factor in college admissions. By the early 1980s many citizens were becoming alarmed by affirmative action, and that feeling was exemplified by the Reagan administration's backlash, which resulted in the demise and revision of affirmative action during the Clinton years. He concludes with a look at the University of Michigan cases of 2003, the current status of the policy, and its impact. Throughout, the author weighs each side of every issue--often finding merit in both arguments--resulting in an eminently fair account of one of America's most heated debates. A colorful history that brings to life the politicians, legal minds, and ordinary people who have fought for or against affirmative action, The Pursuit of Fairness helps clear the air and calm the emotions, as it illuminates a difficult and critically important issue.
Politics of Preference
Author: Ph.D, Krishna K. TummalaPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1466503904
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Minorities, based on whatever criteria linguistic, religious, ethnic, tribal, racial, or otherwise‘share a distinctive contextual and social experience. Their representation in public service is important, especially when there have been public policies which have historically discriminated against them. Politics of Preference: India, United States
The Hidden Rules of Race
Author: Andrea FlynnPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110841754X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
This book explores the racial rules that are often hidden but perpetuate vast racial inequities in the United States.
Politics in the New South
Author: Charles E. MenifieldPublisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791482898
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Winner of the 2006 V.O. Key Award presented by the Southern Political Science Association This authoritative study of contemporary state legislatures in the South provides a fascinating account of how African Americans have achieved noticeable political power since the Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965. A history of racial discrimination and one-party Democratic dominance is being supplanted by African American empowerment in a competitive two-party system. Contributors examine the evolution of the Black Caucus, the growing number of African American lawmakers, and the rise of black legislators to important leadership positions in the legislatures of each of the southern states. Roll call data on key votes from several legislative sessions in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas are analyzed.