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The death of affirmative action? : racialized framing and the fight against racial preference in college admissions / J. Scott Carter and Cameron Lippard.

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Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Genre:
  • Electronic books.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (236 pages).
Place of Publication:
Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2020.
System Details:
text file
Summary:
Can affirmative action in US college admissions survive mounting threats? This judicious review, part of the Sociology of Diversity series, considers the question using up-to-date sociological, policy and legal perspectives to explain both sides of the fierce debate over affirmative action in the context of prominent Supreme Court cases.
Contents:
  • Front cover
  • Halftitle Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Series Editor Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Affirmative Action and Higher Education
  • 3. Race, the Affirmative Action Debate, Education, and Past Court Cases
  • 4. Who is Fighting the Fight?
  • 5. Case Study 1: The Gratz/Grutter Supreme Court Cases against the University of Michigan
  • 6. Case Study 2: The Fisher Supreme Court Cases against the University of Texas at Austin
  • 7. Conclusions
  • References
  • Index
  • Back cover
Notes:
Print version record.
Other Format:
Print version: Carter, J. Scott. Death of Affirmative Action : Racialized Framing and the Fight Against Racial Preference in College Admissions.
ISBN:
  • 9781529201130
  • 1529201136
  • 9781529201147
  • 1529201144
OCLC:
1145567483
Publisher Number:
10.2307/j.ctvz938hc
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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