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This award winning handbook presents the views of both advocates and critics of the argument that government policies can establish gender and racial equality.

In Affirmative Action: A Reference Handbook , recent events such as the end of affirmative action in California are examined along with their implications for employees and employers, public contracting, and education. The coverage details the roles of the women's and civil rights movements in shaping affirmative action policies, analyzes major laws and court cases, and profiles key proponents and critics.

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• How to Read Case and Statute Citations(p. xi)
• 1 Introduction(p. 1)
• What Is Affirmative Action?(p. 3)
• A Historical Perspective: The Roots of Affirmative Action(p. 4)
• The Civil Rights Movement(p. 6)
• Executive Orders: Contracting and Employment(p. 8)
• Fair Employment: Enforcement of Title VII(p. 10)
• Affirmative Action in Education(p. 13)
• The 1980s: Backlash against Affirmative Action(p. 14)
• The 1990s: A New Act, a New President, and New Cases(p. 16)
• Do We Still Have Prejudice and Discrimination?(p. 19)
• Are There Other Remedies?(p. 22)
• Does Affirmative Action Harm Its Intended Beneficiaries?(p. 23)
• Conclusion(p. 25)
• References(p. 26)
• 2 Chronology(p. 27)
• Pre-Twentieth Century(p. 27)
• Twentieth Century(p. 28)
• 3 Biographical Sketches(p. 37)
• 4 Facts and Statistics(p. 77)
• Overview of the Laws on Affirmative Action(p. 78)
• Legal Justifications for and against Affirmative Action(p. 78)
• Classifications of Affirmative Action Cases in Employment(p. 79)
• Affirmative Action: Equal Protection of Review in Employment, Education, and Contracting Cases(p. 80)
• Affirmative Action under Title VII(p. 83)
• Affirmative Action Circuit Court Cases(p. 85)
• Statutes and Policies to End Affirmative Action(p. 86)
• Some Historical Perspective(p. 86)
• Statistics and Studies about Equal Employment Opportunity(p. 88)
• Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs(p. 90)
• Evidence of Discrimination in Contracting(p. 93)
• Statistics and Studies about Equal Education Opportunity(p. 93)
• Admissions, Graduation, and Attrition Rates and Measures of Performance(p. 94)
• College and Beyond Study (C and B)(p. 101)
• Legacy and Donor Programs(p. 103)
• Minority-Targeted Scholarships(p. 106)
• Additional Surveys and Studies Relating to Discrimination and Affirmative Action(p. 106)
• Housing Discrimination Study(p. 107)
• College Students Look at Affirmative Action in the Workplace(p. 108)
• Class-Based Affirmative Action(p. 111)
• Discrimination in the Military(p. 112)
• Discrimination in the Marketplace(p. 112)
• Cost of Urban Rebellion(p. 112)
• The Federal Glass Ceiling Commission Fact-Finding Report of 1995(p. 113)
• Surveys and Studies on Racism(p. 118)
• Evidence of Continuing Discrimination against Particular Groups(p. 119)
• Women(p. 119)
• Women of Color(p. 122)
• African Americans(p. 123)
• Hispanic Americans(p. 124)
• Asian Americans/Native Pacific Islanders(p. 126)
• American Indians(p. 127)
• References(p. 128)
• 5 Directory of Organizations(p. 133)
• 6 Selected Print Resources(p. 165)
• Anthologies(p. 165)
• Bibliographies(p. 166)
• Books, Monographs, and Selected Articles and Reports(p. 167)
• 7 Selected Nonprint Resources(p. 185)
• Films and Videos(p. 185)
• Internet Resources(p. 204)
• Glossary(p. 209)
• Index(p. 211)
• About the Author(p. 223)

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CHOICE Review

Eisaguirre, a lawyer, presents a brief overview of the history of affirmative action from the first executive order to current case law. What distinguishes this handbook from others is its evenhanded treatment of the topic. The author successfully presents both anti- and pro-affirmative action perspectives. The volume begins with an introduction to affirmative action, which includes multiple definitions of the subject, then moves to a chronology of important events and biographical sketches of affirmative action notables. Next comes an invaluable overview of factual evidence and statistical analyses of affirmative action programs. Since perspectives supportive and critical of such programs are presented, readers are left to draw their own conclusions about the success or failure of these endeavors. Unlike many works on this topic, Eisaguirre is careful to include information not only on Hispanic, African American, and female subgroups but also on Asian American/Native Pacific Islanders and American Indians. The handbook ends with a comprehensive listing of organizations and print and nonprint resources that pertain to affirmative action. Recommended for lower and upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals. K. J. Powers; Willamette University

Booklist Review

Background and a variety of source material; part of the Contemporary World Issues series.

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Lynne Eisaguirre is an attorney, author, and entrepreneur who specializes in helping organizations solve employee relations problems.