The Death of Affirmative Action?: Racialized Framing and the Fight Against Racial Preference in College Admissions

by Cameron Lippard, Scott Carter, Cameron D. Lippard, et al.

Book Overview

Affirmative action in college admissions has been a polarizing policy since its inception, decried by some as unfairly biased and supported by others as a necessary corrective to institutionalized inequality. In recent years, the protected status of affirmative action has become uncertain, as legal challenges chip away at its foundations. This book looks through a sociological lens at both the history of affirmative action and its increasingly tenuous...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1529201128
• ISBN13: 9781529201123
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"