
In Defense Of Affirmative Action
Barbara Bergmann(Author)
Basic Books (Publisher)
Published on 20. March 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-465-09834-7 (ISBN)
Description
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 defence of Affirmative Action is a clarion call to maintain affirmative action as a just and indispensable solution to a chronic problem in American society.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
275 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-465-09834-7 (9780465098347)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Barbara Bergmann is an economist at American University and author of The Economic Emergence of Women, 1986.
Content
* Thinking About Affirmative Action * Is Discrimination a Thing of the Past * How Exclusion Occurs * Goals: Splitting the Pie * Thinking about Fairness * Does Affirmative Action Hurt Its Intended Beneficiaries? * Opinions Pro and Con * Alternatives to Affirmative Action