Myth Of Affirmative Action

Author : Rudolph Alexander Jr.
Publisher : Ethics International Press
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781804410936

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The Myth of Affirmative Action by Rudolph Alexander Jr. Pdf

Many White people, and some conservative Black people, believe that affirmative action programs are unfairly depriving more deserving Whites of jobs and education opportunities. The author argues that is a myth. For example, University admissions data demonstrates that, despite affirmative action rhetoric, there remains systemic bias against Black students. Sociological data on criminal record, race, and employment, found that White people with a criminal record had a better chance of getting a call back, than Black people without one. Renowned Professor of Social Work Dr Rudolph Alexander Jr. analyses many examples which demonstrate that the claim that affirmative action programs have led to unfair discrimination against White people of equal ability, is a myth. Though not always comfortable reading, the book is an important addition to the literature on equality, diversity, and critical race theory.

Author : Scott Plous
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : UOM:39015055172509

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Understanding Prejudice and Discrimination by Scott Plous Pdf

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Author : Kristin J. Anderson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780521878357

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Benign Bigotry by Kristin J. Anderson Pdf

Focuses on commonly held cultural myths as the basis for examining subtle forms of racial, sexual, gender and religious bias.

Author : Frances Henry,Enakshi Dua,Carl E. James,Audrey Kobayashi,Peter Li,Howard Ramos,Malinda S. Smith
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774834919

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The Equity Myth by Frances Henry,Enakshi Dua,Carl E. James,Audrey Kobayashi,Peter Li,Howard Ramos,Malinda S. Smith Pdf

The university is often regarded as a bastion of liberal democracy where equity and diversity are vigorously promoted. In reality, the university still excludes many people and is a site of racialization that is subtle, complex, and sophisticated. This book, the first comprehensive, data-based study of racialized and Indigenous faculty members’ experiences in Canadian universities, challenges the myth of equity in higher education. Drawing on a rich body of survey data, interviews, and analysis of universities’ stated policies, leading scholars scrutinize what universities have done and question the effectiveness of their employment equity programs. They also make important recommendations as to how universities can address racialization and fulfill the promise of equity in the academy.

Author : Anthony P. Carnevale,Peter Schmidt,Jeff Strohl
Publisher : The New Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781620974872

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The Merit Myth by Anthony P. Carnevale,Peter Schmidt,Jeff Strohl Pdf

An eye-opening and timely look at how colleges drive the very inequalities they are meant to remedy, complete with a call—and a vision—for change Colleges fiercely defend America's deeply stratified higher education system, arguing that the most exclusive schools reward the brightest kids who have worked hard to get there. But it doesn't actually work this way. As the recent college-admissions bribery scandal demonstrates, social inequalities and colleges' pursuit of wealth and prestige stack the deck in favor of the children of privilege. For education scholar and critic Anthony P. Carnevale, it's clear that colleges are not the places of aspiration and equal opportunity they claim to be. The Merit Myth calls out our elite colleges for what they are: institutions that pay lip service to social mobility and meritocracy, while offering little of either. Through policies that exacerbate inequality, including generously funding so-called merit-based aid for already-wealthy students rather than expanding opportunity for those who need it most, U.S. universities—the presumed pathway to a better financial future—are woefully complicit in reproducing the racial and class privilege across generations that they pretend to abhor. This timely and incisive book argues for unrigging the game by dramatically reducing the weight of the SAT/ACT; measuring colleges by their outcomes, not their inputs; designing affirmative action plans that take into consideration both race and class; and making 14 the new 12—guaranteeing every American a public K–14 education. The Merit Myth shows the way for higher education to become the beacon of opportunity it was intended to be.

Author : Fred L. Pincus
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1588262030

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Reverse Discrimination by Fred L. Pincus Pdf

Pincus assesses the nature and scope of "reverse discrimination" in the United States today, exploring what effect affirmative action actually has on white men.

Author : RUDOLPH. ALEXANDER
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1804410926

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MYTH OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. by RUDOLPH. ALEXANDER Pdf

Author : Vernellia Randall
Publisher : Seven Principles Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780977916009

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Dying While Black by Vernellia Randall Pdf

According to Randall, Blacks suffer from the generational effect of a slave health deficit that was not relieved during the reconstruction period (1865-1870), the Jim Crow Era (1870-1965), the Affirmative Action Era (1965-1980), or the Racial Entrenchment Era (1980 to present). Repairing the health of Blacks will require a multi-facet long term legal and financial commitment.

Author : Thomas Sowell
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0300107757

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Affirmative Action Around the World by Thomas Sowell Pdf

An eminent authority presents a new perspective on affirmative action in a provocative book that will stir fresh debate about this vitally important issue

Author : Uma M. Jayakumar,Liliana M. Garces
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317664659

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Affirmative Action and Racial Equity by Uma M. Jayakumar,Liliana M. Garces Pdf

The highly anticipated U.S. Supreme Court decision in Fisher v. University of Texas placed a greater onus on higher education institutions to provide evidence supporting the need for affirmative action policies on their respective campuses. It is now more critical than ever that institutional leaders and scholars understand the evidence in support of race consideration in admissions as well as the challenges of the post-Fisher landscape. This important volume shares information documented for the Fisher case and provides empirical evidence to help inform scholarly conversation and institutions’ decisions regarding race-conscious practices in higher education. With contributions from scholars and experts involved in the Fisher case, this edited volume documents and shares lessons learned from the collaborative efforts of the social science, educational, and legal communities. Affirmative Action and Racial Equity is a critical resource for higher education scholars and administrators to understand the nuances of the affirmative action legal debate and to identify the challenges and potential strategies toward racial equity and inclusion moving forward.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : PSU:000024361460

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Hearings on Affirmative Action in Employment by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations Pdf

Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.

Author : Bernie Devlin,Stephen E. Fienberg,Daniel P. Resnick,Kathryn Roeder
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781461206699

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Intelligence, Genes, and Success by Bernie Devlin,Stephen E. Fienberg,Daniel P. Resnick,Kathryn Roeder Pdf

A scientific response to the best-selling The Bell Curve which set off a hailstorm of controversy upon its publication in 1994. Much of the public reaction to the book was polemic and failed to analyse the details of the science and validity of the statistical arguments underlying the books conclusion. Here, at last, social scientists and statisticians reply to The Bell Curve and its conclusions about IQ, genetics and social outcomes.

Author : Alphonso Pinkney
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521310474

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The Myth of Black Progress by Alphonso Pinkney Pdf

This book analyses the status of black Americans since the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Author : Michael J. Sandel
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780374720995

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The Tyranny of Merit by Michael J. Sandel Pdf

A Times Literary Supplement’s Book of the Year 2020 A New Statesman's Best Book of 2020 A Bloomberg's Best Book of 2020 A Guardian Best Book About Ideas of 2020 The world-renowned philosopher and author of the bestselling Justice explores the central question of our time: What has become of the common good? These are dangerous times for democracy. We live in an age of winners and losers, where the odds are stacked in favor of the already fortunate. Stalled social mobility and entrenched inequality give the lie to the American credo that "you can make it if you try". The consequence is a brew of anger and frustration that has fueled populist protest and extreme polarization, and led to deep distrust of both government and our fellow citizens--leaving us morally unprepared to face the profound challenges of our time. World-renowned philosopher Michael J. Sandel argues that to overcome the crises that are upending our world, we must rethink the attitudes toward success and failure that have accompanied globalization and rising inequality. Sandel shows the hubris a meritocracy generates among the winners and the harsh judgement it imposes on those left behind, and traces the dire consequences across a wide swath of American life. He offers an alternative way of thinking about success--more attentive to the role of luck in human affairs, more conducive to an ethic of humility and solidarity, and more affirming of the dignity of work. The Tyranny of Merit points us toward a hopeful vision of a new politics of the common good.

Author : Michael K. Brown,Martin Carnoy,Elliott Currie,Troy Duster,David B. Oppenheimer
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2023-01-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520394605

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Whitewashing Race by Michael K. Brown,Martin Carnoy,Elliott Currie,Troy Duster,David B. Oppenheimer Pdf

In an updated new edition of this classic work, a team of highly respected sociologists, political scientists, economists, criminologists, and legal scholars scrutinize the resilience of racial inequality in twenty-first-century America. Whitewashing Race argues that contemporary racism manifests as discrimination in nearly every realm of American life, and is further perpetuated by failures to address the compounding effects of generations of disinvestment. Police violence, mass incarceration of Black people, employment and housing discrimination, economic deprivation, and gross inequities in health care combine to deeply embed racial inequality in American society and economy. Updated to include the most recent evidence, including contemporary research on the racially disparate effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, this edition of Whitewashing Race analyzes the consequential and ongoing legacy of "disaccumulation" for Black communities and lives. While some progress has been made, the authors argue that real racial justice can be achieved only if we actively attack and undo pervasive structural racism and its legacies.