
The Death of Affirmative Action?
Racialized Framing and the Fight Against Racial Preference in College Admissions
Bristol University Press
1st Edition
Published on 25. March 2020
Book
Hardback
234 pages
978-1-5292-0111-6 (ISBN)
Description
Affirmative action in US college admissions has inspired fierce debate as well as several US Supreme Court cases. In this significant study, leading US professors J. Scott Carter and Cameron D. Lippard provide an in-depth examination of the issue using sociological, policy and legal perspectives to frame both pro- and anti-affirmative action arguments, within past and present Supreme Court cases.
With affirmative action policy under constant attack, this is a crucial book that not only explains the state of this policy but also further deconstructs the state of race and racism in American society today.
With affirmative action policy under constant attack, this is a crucial book that not only explains the state of this policy but also further deconstructs the state of race and racism in American society today.
Reviews / Votes
"This is an essential reading for all who wish to understand the debate surrounding affirmative action and the more general state of race in the U.S. today." Mamadi Corra, East Carolina University "Carter and Lippard show a sophisticated structural understanding of white attitudes on race without losing sight of the significance of deliberate political action by determined opponents of affirmative action." Lee Cokorinos, Democracy StrategiesMore details
Series
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
13 s/w Abbildungen, 12 s/w Tabellen
12 Tables, black and white; 13 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
508 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5292-0111-6 (9781529201116)
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J. Scott Carter | Cameron D. Lippard
The Death of Affirmative Action?
Racialized Framing and the Fight Against Racial Preference in College Admissions
Book
07/2021
1st Edition
Bristol University Press
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J. Scott Carter | Cameron D. Lippard
The Death of Affirmative Action?
Racialized Framing and the Fight Against Racial Preference in College Admissions
E-Book
03/2020
1st Edition
Bristol University Press
€44.99
Available for download
Persons
J. Scott Carter is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Central Florida. His research interests encompass several areas, including race and politics, racial attitudes, racial inequality in education, and Southern and urban place.
Cameron D. Lippard is an Professor and Chair of Sociology at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. His primary research agenda examines the social integration of Latino immigrants into the American South, as well as examining how individuals and people use color-blind language to justify racist actions and policies within various American institutions.
Cameron D. Lippard is an Professor and Chair of Sociology at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. His primary research agenda examines the social integration of Latino immigrants into the American South, as well as examining how individuals and people use color-blind language to justify racist actions and policies within various American institutions.
Content
Introduction
Affirmative Action and Higher Education
Race, the Affirmative Action Debate, Education, and Past Court Cases
Who is Fighting the Fight
Case Study 1: The Gratz/Grutter Supreme Court Cases against the University of Michigan
Case Study 2: The Fisher Supreme Court Cases against the University of Texas at Austin
Conclusions
Affirmative Action and Higher Education
Race, the Affirmative Action Debate, Education, and Past Court Cases
Who is Fighting the Fight
Case Study 1: The Gratz/Grutter Supreme Court Cases against the University of Michigan
Case Study 2: The Fisher Supreme Court Cases against the University of Texas at Austin
Conclusions