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 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Definition: A policy or a program that seeks to redress past discrimination through active measures to ensure equal opportunity, as in education and employment. (American Heritage Dictionary)

 

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Collision Course: The Strange Convergence of Affirmative Action and Immigration Policy in America A Black and White Case: How Affirmative Action Survived Its Greatest Legal Challenge In the Nation's Compelling Interest: Ensuring Diversity in the Health-care Workforce

 

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  What is affirmative action?
  Does affirmative action promote equality in the workplace or in education?
  Should a company hire you based on your qualifications or based on affirmative action policy?
  Was the University of California Board of Regents justified in ending affirmative action preference for admissions?
  Will minorities be penalized by the University of California Board of Regents’ decision?
  What is the future of affirmative action?
  Why are some colleges still cautious about adhering to the Supreme Court ruling?
  How can socio-economic affirmative action be achieved?
  Is affirmative action reverse discrimination?
  How long should affirmative action laws be in effect?

 

RELEVANT SUBJECT HEADINGS: Affirmative Action; Discrimination in

EmploymentReverse Discrimination

SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN REFERENCE COLLECTION:
Black women in America                                 Reference E185.86 .B542 2005 
Encyclopedia of the world's minorities              Reference GN495.4 .E63 2005 
Ethics                                                              Reference BJ63 .E54 2004 

 

AVAILABLE AT THE CIRCULATION DESK:
Affirmative action is dead: long live            Reserves HF5549.5.A34 C76 2004 
Affirmative action : a reference handbook  Reserves HF5549.5.A34 E39 1999 
 

JOURNAL DATABASES:
OmniFile Full Text Mega                                Opposing Viewpoints


STATISTICS:
U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics

AVAILABLE ONLINE:

CQ Researcher –Affirmative Action


INTERNET SITES:
Affirmative Action and Diversity Project 
Federal Affirmative Action Law: A Brief History 
US Department of Labor Affirmative Action

 


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