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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Eisaguirre, Lynne, 1951- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO 1999.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Contemporary world issues.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • How to Read Case and Statute Citations
  • What Is Affirmative Action?
  • A Historical Perspective: The Roots of Affirmative Action
  • The 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.