Affirmative action: The facts, the myths, and the future

Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 99-115

  Robinson, Robert K ^a   Seydel, John ^b   Douglas, Ceasar ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affirmative action; Preferential treatment; Racial preferences; Reverse discrimination

Indexed keywords

EID: 54649083974     PISSN: 08927545     EISSN: 15733378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022164921845     Document Type: Article

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