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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462027003321

Autore

Wise Tim <1968->

Titolo

Affirmative action : racial preference in black and white / / Tim J. Wise

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-283-84467-2

1-136-07834-7

0-203-62163-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Positions

Disciplina

379.2/6

Soggetti

Affirmative action programs in education - United States

Discrimination in higher education - United States

Universities and colleges - United States - Admission

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-191) and index.

Nota di contenuto

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION RACIAL PREFERENCE IN BLACK AND WHITE; Copyright; Contents; Series Editors' Introduction; Introduction; 1 Affirmative Action Past and Present; 2 White Racial Preference in Education; 3 Responding to Critics of Affirmative Action; 4 Defending Affirmative Action:it's About More Than Diversity; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Affirmative Action examines the larger structure of institutional white privilege in education, and compares the magnitude of white racial preference with the policies typically envisioned when the term ""racial preference"" is used. In doing so, the book demonstrates that the American system of education is both a reflection of and a contributor to a structure of institutionalized racism and racial preference for the dominant majority.