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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461267503321

Autore

Leiter William M. <1934->

Titolo

Affirmative action in antidiscrimination law and policy [[electronic resource] ] : an overview and synthesis / / William M. Leiter, Samuel Leiter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2011

ISBN

1-4384-3515-0

1-4416-9232-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (499 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LeiterSamuel <1922->

Disciplina

344.7301/133

Soggetti

Affirmative action programs - Law and legislation - United States

Discrimination in employment - Law and legislation - United States

Discrimination - Law and legislation - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Samuel Leiter name appears first on the earlier edition.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The roots of affirmative action, the women's movement, and affirmative action's group coverage -- The career of affirmative action in employment -- Affirmative action and the primary and secondary schools -- Affirmative action in higher education -- Affirmative action and political representation of minorities -- Affirmative action and fair housing -- Constitutional underclasses and affirmative action : the disabled, older workers, homosexuals -- Facing affirmative action's future.