Affirmative Action: Legislating Equality and Opportunity
- ISBN-10
- 1477777415
- ISBN-13
- 9781477777411
- Series
- Affirmative Action
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 82
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-07-15
- Publisher
- The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
- Author
- Mary-Lane Kamberg
Description
Since the 1960s, the United States government has issued executive orders and passed legislation aimed at achieving fair workplace hiring practices. Critics maintain that, in an attempt to ameliorate past injustices, the government has gone too far by practicing affirmative action--what opponents call "reverse discrimination." Students can use this book as a guide to the history of affirmative action, crucial moments in the timeline of this cause, and a better understanding of what affirmative actions practices may mean for the future.
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