The Death of Affirmative Action? : Racialized Framing and the Fight Against Racial Preference in College Admissions /

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Affirmative action in college admissions has been a polarizing policy since its inception, decried by some as unfairly biased and supported by others as a necessary corrective to institutionalized inequality. In recent years, the protected status of affirmative action has become uncertain, as legal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Carter, J. Scott (Sociology teacher) (Author), Lippard, Cameron D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol, UK : Bristol University Press, 2020.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Electronic books.
Universities and colleges > Admission.
Minority college students > Recruiting.
Affirmative action programs in education.
Affirmative action programs in education > United States.
Universities and colleges > United States > Admission.
Minority college students > Recruiting > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Affirmative action and higher education
  • Race, the affirmative action debate, education and past court cases
  • Who is fighting the fight?
  • Case study 1: The Gratz/Grutter Supreme Court Cases against the University of Michigan
  • Case study 2: The Fisher Supreme Court Cases against the University of Texas at Austin
  • Conclusions.

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