Diversity is a compelling interest, and affirmative action is an important strategy for achieving it

American Psychologist

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 146-147

  Vasquez, Melba J T ^a,c   Jones, James M ^b  

^a Independent Practice   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c Box N   (United States)

Author keywords

Affirmative action; Affirmative admissions policies; Affirmative diversity; Compelling interest of diversity; Equal opportunity; Ethnic minority pipeline in psychology; Psychologists of color

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847346010     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/003-066X62.2.146     Document Type: Note

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