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Leiter, William M., 1934-

Affirmative action in antidiscrimination law and policy an overview and synthesis / [electronic resource] : William M. Leiter and Samuel Leiter. - 2nd ed. - Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, c2011. - 1 online resource (xiii, 481 p. ) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Samuel Leiter name appears first on the earlier edition.

Includes bibliographical references (p. xi, 439-452) and indexes.

Introduction -- The roots of affirmative action, the women's movement, and affirmative action's group coverage -- The career of affirmative action in employment -- Affirmative action and the primary and secondary schools -- Affirmative action in higher education -- Affirmative action and political representation of minorities -- Affirmative action and fair housing -- Constitutional underclasses and affirmative action : the disabled, older workers, homosexuals -- Facing affirmative action's future.

ISBN: 9781438435152 1438435150

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Discrimination--Law and legislation--United States.
Discrimination in employment--Law and legislation--United States.
Affirmative action programs--Law and legislation--United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: KF4755.5 / .L45 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 344.7301/133