Affirmative action and the meanings of merit
The public defenses of affirmative action have not convinced majorities of Americans that the policy is necessary and just. The notion that merit and qualifications for academic places and jobs can be judged solely by test scores and grades is seriously c.
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Lanham, Md. :
University Press of America,
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Affirmative action and the meanings of merit |c Bruce P. Lapenson. |h [electronic resource] / |
| 260 | # | # | |a Lanham, Md. : |b University Press of America, |c c2009. |
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| 504 | # | # | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-104) and index. |
| 505 | 0 | # | |a Introduction; Chapter 1. Affirmative Action Policy History; Chapter 2. Affirmative Action: Necessity and Success; Chapter 3. The Class-Based Argument; Chapter 4. Reapproachment: Moral, Pragmatic, and Political Implications; Bibliography; Index. |
| 520 | # | # | |a The public defenses of affirmative action have not convinced majorities of Americans that the policy is necessary and just. The notion that merit and qualifications for academic places and jobs can be judged solely by test scores and grades is seriously c. |
| 588 | # | # | |a Description based on print version record. |
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| 650 | # | 0 | |a Merit (Ethics) |
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