UID:
almahu_9948687082302882
Format:
1 online resource (x, 224 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781529201130 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Sociology of diversity
Content:
Affirmative action in US college admissions has inspired fierce debate as well as several US Supreme Court cases. In this significant study, leading US professors J. Scott Carter and Cameron D. Lippard provide an in-depth examination of the issue using sociological, policy and legal perspectives to frame both pro- and anti-affirmative action arguments, within past and present Supreme Court cases. With affirmative action policy under constant attack, this is a crucial book that not only explains the state of this policy but also further deconstructs the state of race and racism in American society today.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Mar 2021).
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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.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781529201116
Language:
English
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781529201130/type/BOOK