Affirmative Action at Work: Law, Politics, and Ethics - Couverture souple

Taylor, Bron Raymond

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0822954532 ISBN 13 : 9780822954538

Editeur : University of Pittsburgh Press, 1991

Synopsis

Bron Taylor unites theoretical and applied social science to analyze a salient contemporary moral and political problem. Three decades after the passage of civil rights laws, criteria for hiring and promotion to redress past discrimination and the sensitive \u201cquota\u201d question are still unresolved issues.Taylor reviews the works of prominent social scientists and philosophers on the moral and legal principles underlying affirmative action, and examines them in light of his own empirical study. Using participant observation, in-depth interviewing, and a detailed questionnaire, he examines the attitudes of four groups in the California Department of Parks and Recreation: male and female, white and nonwhite workers. Because the department has implemented a strong program for ten years, its employees have had firsthand experience with affirmative action. Their views about the rights of minorities in the economy are often surprising.This work presents a comprehensive picture of the cross-pressures-the racial fears and antagonisms, the moral, ethical, and religious views about fairness and opportunity, the rigid ideas-that guide popular attitudes.

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À propos de l'auteur

Bron Raymond Taylor is professor of religion and nature at the University of Florida.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0822954532
• ISBN 13: 9780822954538
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
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