In Defense Of Affirmative Action - Couverture rigide

Bergmann, Barbara R.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0465098339 ISBN 13 : 9780465098330

Editeur : Basic Books, 1996

Synopsis

At a time when quotas and preferences are under attack nationwide, Barbara Bergmann courageously show that without the help of affirmative action America will never be able to attain a truly race-blind and sex-blind society, for it is naive to imagine that the abolition of affirmative action will lead to a system based solely on ability. Women and minorities do in fact need assistance in cases where prejudice or habit leads to preference for white males in all openings. Free of the posturing that has so often degraded this debate, In Defense of Affirmative Action is a clarion call to maintain affirmative action as a just and indispensable solution to a chronic problem in American society.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

At a time when quotas and preferences are under attack nationwide, Barbara Bergmann courageously show that without the help of affirmative action America will never be able to attain a truly race-blind and sex-blind society, for it is naive to imagine that the abolition of affirmative action will lead to a system based solely on ability. Women and minorities do in fact need assistance in cases where prejudice or habit leads to preference for white males in all openings. Free of the posturing that has so often degraded this debate, In Defense of Affirmative Action is a clarion call to maintain affirmative action as a just and indispensable solution to a chronic problem in American society.

Biographie de l'auteur

Barbara Bergmann is an economist at American University and author of The Economic Emergence of Women, 1986.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0465098339
• ISBN 13: 9780465098330
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
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• Personne responsable: non disponible