num_pages: 536
description: The landmark New York Times bestseller that demonstrates the benefits of race-conscious admissions in higher educationThis is the book that has forever changed the debate on affirmative action in America. The Shape of the River is the most far-reaching and comprehensive study of its kind. It brings a wealth of empirical evidence to bear on how race-sensitive admissions policies actually work and clearly defines the effects they have had on over 45,000 students of different races. Its conclusions mark a turning point in national discussions of affirmative action--anything less than factual evidence will no longer suffice in any serious debate of this vital question.Glenn Loury's new foreword revisits the basic logic behind race-sensitive policies, asserting that since individuals use race to conceptualize themselves, we must be conscious of race as we try to create rules for a just society. Loury underscores the need for confronting opinion with fact so we can better see the distinction between the "morality of color-blindness" and the "morality of racial justice."
language: English
title: The Shape of the River
titlecomplete: The Shape of the River
genres: Social Justice, Education, Sociology, Race, Nonfiction, Social Science
ratings_count: 101
series: The William G. Bowen Series
publisher: Princeton University Press