Affirmative action and the meanings of merit

• Main Author: Lapenson, Bruce P.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c2009.
• Subjects: Affirmative action programs > United States.; Affirmative action programs in education > United States.; Merit (Ethics); BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.; Electronic books.
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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.

Table of Contents:

• 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.