J Scott Carter, Cameron D Lippard

Gebundenes Buch

The Death of Affirmative Action?

Racialized Framing and the Fight Against Racial Preference in College Admissions

Beschreibung

Can affirmative action in US college admissions survive mounting threats? This judicious review, part of the Sociology of Diversity series, considers the question using up-to-date sociological, policy and legal perspectives to explain both sides of the fierce debate over affirmative action in the context of prominent Supreme Court cases.

Autor

J. Scott Carter is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Central Florida. His research interests encompass several areas, including race and politics, racial attitudes, racial inequality in education, and Southern and urban place. Cameron D. Lippard is an Professor and Chair of Sociology at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. His primary research agenda examines the social integration of Latino immigrants into the American South, as well as examining how individuals and people use color-blind language to justify racist actions and policies within various American institutions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bristol University Press
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. März 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 508g
• ISBN-13: 9781529201116
• ISBN-10: 152920111X
• Artikelnr.: 58623030