Affirmative Action

by Eisaguirre, Lynne

• ISBN13: 9780874368543
• ISBN10: 0874368545
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Abc-Clio Inc

Summary

This award winning handbook presents the views of both advocates and critics of the argument that government policies can establish gender and racial equality.

Table of Contents

How to Read Case and Statute Citations	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
What Is Affirmative Action?	p. 3
A Historical Perspective: The Roots of Affirmative Action	p. 4
The Civil Rights Movement	p. 6
Executive Orders: Contracting and Employment	p. 8
Fair Employment: Enforcement of Title VII	p. 10
Affirmative Action in Education	p. 13
The 1980s: Backlash against Affirmative Action	p. 14
The 1990s: A New Act, a New President, and New Cases	p. 16
Do We Still Have Prejudice and Discrimination?	p. 19
Are There Other Remedies?	p. 22
Does Affirmative Action Harm Its Intended Beneficiaries?	p. 23
Conclusion	p. 25
References	p. 26
Chronology	p. 27
Pre-Twentieth Century	p. 27
Twentieth Century	p. 28
Biographical Sketches	p. 37
Facts and Statistics	p. 77
Overview of the Laws on Affirmative Action	p. 78
Legal Justifications for and against Affirmative Action	p. 78
Classifications of Affirmative Action Cases in Employment	p. 79
Affirmative Action: Equal Protection of Review in Employment, Education, and Contracting Cases	p. 80
Affirmative Action under Title VII	p. 83
Affirmative Action Circuit Court Cases	p. 85
Statutes and Policies to End Affirmative Action	p. 86
Some Historical Perspective	p. 86
Statistics and Studies about Equal Employment Opportunity	p. 88
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs	p. 90
Evidence of Discrimination in Contracting	p. 93
Statistics and Studies about Equal Education Opportunity	p. 93
Admissions, Graduation, and Attrition Rates and Measures of Performance	p. 94
College and Beyond Study (C and B)	p. 101
Legacy and Donor Programs	p. 103
Minority-Targeted Scholarships	p. 106
Additional Surveys and Studies Relating to Discrimination and Affirmative Action	p. 106
Housing Discrimination Study	p. 107
College Students Look at Affirmative Action in the Workplace	p. 108
Class-Based Affirmative Action	p. 111
Discrimination in the Military	p. 112
Discrimination in the Marketplace	p. 112
Cost of Urban Rebellion	p. 112
The Federal Glass Ceiling Commission Fact-Finding Report of 1995	p. 113
Surveys and Studies on Racism	p. 118
Evidence of Continuing Discrimination against Particular Groups	p. 119
Women	p. 119
Women of Color	p. 122
African Americans	p. 123
Hispanic Americans	p. 124
Asian Americans/Native Pacific Islanders	p. 126
American Indians	p. 127
References	p. 128
Directory of Organizations	p. 133
Selected Print Resources	p. 165
Anthologies	p. 165
Bibliographies	p. 166
Books, Monographs, and Selected Articles and Reports	p. 167
Selected Nonprint Resources	p. 185
Films and Videos	p. 185
Internet Resources	p. 204
Glossary	p. 209
Index	p. 211
About the Author	p. 223
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