Description |
xv, 394 p. ; 23 cm. |
Series |
Point/counterpoint series |
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Point/counterpoint series (Oxford, England)
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-370) and index. |
Contents |
Section One: Why race preference is wrong and bad / Carl Cohen -- Prologue: Wrongness and badness -- Pt.1. Equality and race preference -- 1. Equality as a moral ideal -- 2. Affirmative action -- 3. Race preference: the transformation of affirmative action -- Pt.2. Why race preference is wrong -- 4. Race preference is morally wrong -- 5. Race preference is against the law -- 6. Race preference violates the Constitution -- Pt.3. Why race preference is bad -- 7. Race preference is bad for the minorities preferred -- 8. Race preference is bad for the universities that give preference -- 9. Race preference is bad for society as a whole -- Epilogue: The future of race preference -- Section Two: Defending affirmative action, defending preferences / James P. Sterba -- 1. A legal history of affirmative action in the United States -- 2. A definition of affirmative action -- 3. A defense of outreach affirmative action -- 4. A defense of remedial affirmative action -- 5. Remedial affirmative action and the U.S. Supreme Court -- 6. Racial discrimination v. sexual discrimination -- 7. A better standard of proof for remedial affirmative action -- 8. A defense of diversity affirmative action -- 9. Objections to affirmative action -- 10. Affirmative action outside the United States -- Conclusion -- Section Three: Reply to James P. Sterba / Carol Cohen -- Section Four: Reply to Carl Cohen / James P. Sterba -- Section Five: Comments on the Supreme Court decision / Carol Cohen and James P. Sterba. |
Subject |
Affirmative action programs -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Added Author |
Sterba, James P.
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ISBN |
0195148940 (cloth) |
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9780195148947 (cloth) |
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0195148959 (pbk.) |
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9780195148954 (pbk.) |
Standard No. |
YDXCP 2004681 |
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YDXCP 2004684 |
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AU@ 000024707642 |
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