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Book SynopsisAffirmative action in US college admissions has inspired fierce debate as well as several US Supreme Court cases. In this significant study, leading US professors J. Scott Carter and Cameron D. Lippard provide an in-depth examination of the issue using sociological, policy and legal perspectives to frame both pro- and anti-affirmative action arguments, within past and present Supreme Court cases. With affirmative action policy under constant attack, this is a crucial book that not only explains the state of this policy but also further deconstructs the state of race and racism in American society today.
Trade Review"This is an essential reading for all who wish to understand the debate surrounding affirmative action and the more general state of race in the U.S. today." Mamadi Corra, East Carolina University
"Carter and Lippard show a sophisticated structural understanding of white attitudes on race without losing sight of the significance of deliberate political action by determined opponents of affirmative action." Lee Cokorinos, Democracy Strategies
Table of ContentsIntroduction Affirmative Action and Higher Education Race, the Affirmative Action Debate, Education, and Past Court Cases Who is Fighting the Fight Case Study 1: The Gratz/Grutter Supreme Court Cases against the University of Michigan Case Study 2: The Fisher Supreme Court Cases against the University of Texas at Austin Conclusions
