02020nam a2200349 a 4500 ebr10236728 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 050916s2006 dcu sb 001 0 eng d 2005027243 9781589010895 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1589010892 (pbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)298788644 n-us--- KF4755.5 .K45 2006eb 342.7308/7 22 Kellough, J. Edward. Understanding affirmative action [electronic resource] : politics, discrimination, and the search for justice / J. Edward Kellough. Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2006. 191p. Includes bibliographical references and index. Affirmative action : the concept and the controversy -- Early efforts focusing on equality of opportunity -- Affirmative action and preferential selection -- Assessing the argument : a review of the case for affirmative action -- The Supreme Court and affirmative action : an examination of the early development of statutory and constitutional constraints -- Cases from 1995 to 2003 : challenges, uncertainty, and the survival of affirmative action -- Evidence on the effectiveness of affirmative action -- Affirmative action in the Twenty-first century. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Affirmative action programs Law and legislation United States. Affirmative action programs in education Law and legislation United States. Affirmative action programs United States. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10236728 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 37013 37013