Racism and sexism remain prevalent in societies today. Based on this proven premise, the authors of Affirmative Action in Perspective maintain that a policy of equal opportunity as practiced in America is not a feasible, realistic solution to the "legacy of racial and sexual discrimination". Drs. Blanchard and Crosby have edited a volume which clearly displays their conviction that affirmative action as a policy has the potential to establish a society more equitable than the society we know now. Distinguished contributors to this volume discuss the policy from a level of definition to actual case studies and further, to the theoretical examination of the justice of affirmative action. Throughout the book the urgency of questioning current policies is evident; so too is the need for basic understanding of the realities of injustice which draw the line between the advantaged and the disadvantaged.
| ISBN: | 9780387969718 |
| Publication date: | 3rd April 1989 |
| Author: | Fletcher A Blanchard, Faye J Crosby |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer New York |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 211 pages |
| Series: | Recent Research in Psychology |
| Genres: |
Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality Sociology |