Affirmative action in antidiscrimination law and policy : an overview and synthesis /

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"Affirmative action has been and continues to be the flashpoint of America's civil rights agenda. Yet while the affirmative action literature is voluminous, no comprehensive account of its major legal and public policy dimensions exists. Samuel and William M. Leiter examine the origin and...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Leiter, Samuel, 1922-
Other Authors: Leiter, William M., 1934-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2002.
Series:SUNY series in American constitutionalism.
Subjects:
Affirmative action programs > Law and legislation > United States.
Discrimination in employment > Law and legislation > United States.
Discrimination > Law and legislation > United States.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Affirmative action programs > Law and legislation
Discrimination in employment > Law and legislation
Discrimination > Law and legislation
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The roots of affirmative action, the women's movement, and the groups covered by affirmative action
  • The career of affirmative action in employment
  • Affirmative action and the primary and secondary schools
  • Affirmative action in higher education
  • Affirmative action and the political representation of minorities
  • Affirmative action and fair housing
  • Facing affirmative action's future.

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