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The Affirmative Action Puzzle
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Author : Melvin I. Urofsky
language : en
Publisher: Pantheon
Release Date : 2020-01-28
The Affirmative Action Puzzle written by Melvin I. Urofsky and has been published by Pantheon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-28 with Political Science categories.
A rich, multifaceted history of affirmative action from the Civil Rights Act of 1866 through today’s tumultuous times From acclaimed legal historian, author of a biography of Louis Brandeis (“Remarkable” —Anthony Lewis, The New York Review of Books, “Definitive”—Jeffrey Rosen, The New Republic) and Dissent and the Supreme Court (“Riveting”—Dahlia Lithwick, The New York Times Book Review), a history of affirmative action from its beginning with the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to the first use of the term in 1935 with the enactment of the National Labor Relations Act (the Wagner Act) to 1961 and John F. Kennedy’s Executive Order 10925, mandating that federal contractors take “affirmative action” to ensure that there be no discrimination by “race, creed, color, or national origin” down to today’s American society. Melvin Urofsky explores affirmative action in relation to sex, gender, and education and shows that nearly every public university in the country has at one time or another instituted some form of affirmative action plan--some successful, others not. Urofsky traces the evolution of affirmative action through labor and the struggle for racial equality, writing of World War I and the exodus that began when some six million African Americans moved northward between 1910 and 1960, one of the greatest internal migrations in the country’s history. He describes how Harry Truman, after becoming president in 1945, fought for Roosevelt’s Fair Employment Practice Act and, surprising everyone, appointed a distinguished panel to serve as the President’s Commission on Civil Rights, as well as appointing the first black judge on a federal appeals court in 1948 and, by executive order later that year, ordering full racial integration in the armed forces. In this important, ambitious, far-reaching book, Urofsky writes about the affirmative action cases decided by the Supreme Court: cases that either upheld or struck down particular plans that affected both governmental and private entities. We come to fully understand the societal impact of affirmative action: how and why it has helped, and inflamed, people of all walks of life; how it has evolved; and how, and why, it is still needed.
The Affirmative Action Puzzle
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Author : Melvin I. Urofsky
language : en
Publisher: Skyhorse
Release Date : 2022-02-01
The Affirmative Action Puzzle written by Melvin I. Urofsky and has been published by Skyhorse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-01 with Political Science categories.
A rich, multifaceted history of affirmative action from the Civil Rights Act of 1866 through today’s tumultuous times From an acclaimed legal historian, a history of affirmative action from its beginning with the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to the first use of the term in 1935 with the enactment of the National Labor Relations Act (the Wagner Act) to 1961 and John F. Kennedy’s Executive Order 10925, mandating that federal contractors take “affirmative action” to ensure that there be no discrimination by “race, creed, color, or national origin” down to today’s American society. Melvin Urofsky explores affirmative action in relation to sex, gender, and education and shows that nearly every public university in the country has at one time or another, successfully or not, instituted some form of affirmative action plan. Urofsky traces the evolution of affirmative action through labor and the struggle for racial equality, writing of World War I and the exodus that began when some six million African Americans moved northward between 1910 and 1960, one of the greatest internal migrations in the country’s history. He describes how Harry Truman, after becoming president in 1945, fought for Roosevelt’s Fair Employment Practice Act and, surprising everyone, appointed a distinguished panel to serve as the President’s Commission on Civil Rights, as well as appointing the first black judge on a federal appeals court in 1948 and, by executive order later that year, ordering full racial integration in the armed forces. In this important, ambitious, far-reaching book, Urofsky writes about the affirmative action cases decided by the Supreme Court: cases that either upheld or struck down particular plans that affected both governmental and private entities. We come to fully understand the societal impact of affirmative action: how and why it has helped, and inflamed, people of all walks of life; how it has evolved; and how, and why, it is still needed.
Reflections Of An Affirmative Action Baby
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Author : Stephen L. Carter
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 1991-10-01
Reflections Of An Affirmative Action Baby written by Stephen L. Carter and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-10-01 with Social Science categories.
In a climate where whites who criticize affirmative action risk being termed racist and blacks who do the same risk charges of treason and self hatred, a frank and open discussion of racial preference is difficult to achieve. But, in the first book on racial preference written from personal experience, Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby, Stephen L. Carter, Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale University and self-described beneficiary (and, at times, victim) of affirmative action, does it.Using his own story of success and frustration as “an affirmative action baby” as a point of departure, Carter, who has risen to the top of his profession, provides an incisive analysis of one of the most incendiary topics of our day—as well as an honest critique of the pressures on black professionals and intellectuals to conform to the “politically correct” way of being black.Affirmative action as it is practiced today not only does little to promote racial equality, Carter argues, but also allows the nation to escape rather cheaply from its moral obligation to undo the legacy of slavery. Affirmative action, particularly in hiring often reinforces racist stereotypes by promoting the idea that the black professional cannot aspire to anything more than being “the best black.”Has the time come to abandon these programs? No--but affirmative action must return to its simpler roots, Carter argues: to provide educational opportunities for those who might not otherwise have them. Then the beneficiaries should demand to be held to the same standards as anyone else.
A History Of Affirmative Action 1619 2000
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Author : Philip F. Rubio
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2009-09-18
A History Of Affirmative Action 1619 2000 written by Philip F. Rubio and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-18 with Business & Economics categories.
A readable history that puts the current debates in historical context
Affirmative Action At A Crossroads Fisher And Forward
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Author : Edna Chun
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2015-05-20
Affirmative Action At A Crossroads Fisher And Forward written by Edna Chun and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-20 with Education categories.
The urgency of developing workable race-neutral admissions strategies that maximize the benefits of student diversity has increased. This practical guide offers: concrete recommendations and strategies for the creation of a campus ecosystem that maximizes the structural, curricular, and interactional benefits of diversity, extensive empirical findings and a rich research literature, opportunities for campuses to craft programs, processes, and intervention that maximize student learning outcomes related to diversity, and alternative strategies for addressing disadvantage, including the use of socioeconomic status and state-based percent plans. This book provides a comprehensive overview of key issues and strategic approaches that will assist institutions of higher education in fostering demographic diversity and building inclusive and welcoming campus environments. This is the fourth issue of the 41st volume of the Jossey-Bass series ASHE Higher Education Report. Each monograph is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education issue, based on thorough research of pertinent literature and institutional experiences. Topics are identified by a national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of each manuscript before publication.
The Affirmative Action Book
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Author : Montgomery Street Center
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
The Affirmative Action Book written by Montgomery Street Center and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with categories.
We Won T Go Back
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Author : Charles Lawrence
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
We Won T Go Back written by Charles Lawrence and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Business & Economics categories.
Perhaps most striking is the human face of affirmative action today, which emerges radiantly from the stories gathered here.
Beyond Whiteness
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Author : Jonathan Karp
language : en
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Release Date : 2023-12-15
Beyond Whiteness written by Jonathan Karp and has been published by Purdue University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-15 with Social Science categories.
The concept of ethnicity, once in vogue, has largely gone out of fashion among twenty-first-century social scientists, now replaced by models of assimilation defined in terms of the construction of whiteness and white supremacy. Beyond Whiteness: Revisiting Jews in Ethnic America explores the benefits of reconfiguring the ethnic concept as a tool to analyze the experiences of twentieth-century American Jews—not only in relation to other “white” groups of European descent, but also African Americans and Asian Americans, among others. The essays presented here, ranging from comparative studies of Jews and Asians as “model minorities” to the examination of postethnic “Jews of color,” demonstrate that expanding ethnicity beyond the traditional Eurocentric frame can yield fresh insights into the character of Jewish life in the modern United States.
When Affirmative Action Was White An Untold History Of Racial Inequality In Twentieth Century America
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Author : Ira Katznelson
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2006-08-17
When Affirmative Action Was White An Untold History Of Racial Inequality In Twentieth Century America written by Ira Katznelson and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08-17 with History categories.
A groundbreaking work that exposes the twisted origins of affirmative action. In this "penetrating new analysis" (New York Times Book Review) Ira Katznelson fundamentally recasts our understanding of twentieth-century American history and demonstrates that all the key programs passed during the New Deal and Fair Deal era of the 1930s and 1940s were created in a deeply discriminatory manner. Through mechanisms designed by Southern Democrats that specifically excluded maids and farm workers, the gap between blacks and whites actually widened despite postwar prosperity. In the words of noted historian Eric Foner, "Katznelson's incisive book should change the terms of debate about affirmative action, and about the last seventy years of American history."
Affirmative Action
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Author : Rachel Kranz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Affirmative Action written by Rachel Kranz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Political Science categories.
Presents a history of the controversial topic, a chronology of key events, biographies of relevant individuals, a listing of organizations and agencies, and an annotated bibliography of sources.