Everyone, especially at Harvard, is anticipating the results of this week’s Supreme Court case regarding affirmative action in Harvard’s admissions. In the months to come, everything could potentially change about the demographic of students in higher education. Students for Fair Admissions, the ...
Affirmative action is good business. So asserted the National Association of Manufacturers while urging retention of an executive order requiring some federal contractors to set numerical goals for hiring minorities and women. "Diversity in work force participation has produced new ideas in management, p...
C 正确答案:C 解析:事实细节题。根据第一段中的上下文,美国六个州制定法律,规定“racial preferences in college admissions”为非法,继而说美国的学校为了免于诉讼就减少了“affirmation action”的努力,可见“affirmation action”应该是指在大学入学方面给予少数民族学生的照顾政策。 知识模块:阅读反馈...
Discusses two affirmative action cases in the U.S. that could revive the debate about racial preferences in the country as of October 17, 1994. Question on the legality of dismissing a white teacher so an African American teacher can replace her on the ground of race in New Jersey; ...
Is Affirmative Action Fair? 作者:Natasha K. Warikoo 出版社:Polity Press 副标题:The Myth of Equity in College Admissions 出版年:2022-9 页数:144 定价:USD 12.95 装帧:Paperback ISBN:9781509549382 豆瓣评分 评价人数不足 评价: 写笔记 写书评
Opponents of affirmative action frequently call these efforts a collective failure. They cite as evidence the tiny changes to the status quo after decades of effort. The cost of such programs, coupled with a belief that affirmative action forces the populace to make unwarranted accommodations, drives...
Which of the following is True about affirmative action according to the text A.A vast majority of people support it.B.The minorities claim it to be a discriminatory policy.C.The minority students are more likely to welcome it.D.The Court's decision will certainly change people's attitude ...
①___is a policy or program intended to promote access to educationor employment for minority groups and women. ® Motivation for affirmative action policies is to redress the effects of past discrimination and to encourage public institutions such as universities, hospitals, and police forces ...
The article presents information and opinions about empirical research published in the author's previously published article "Is Affirmative Action Responsible for the Achievement Gap Between Black and White Law Students." Topics include problems with the original article, the response of professors Doug...
Americans still argue over the merits of affirmative action. This important book explains why. Affirmative action is a much-debated policy, in employment as well as in education, in the Supreme Court as well as on the street. Yet as this book shows, affirmative action is both sensible and ...