Race And Inequality
Subtitle: World Perspectives on Affirmative Action
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing; Ashgate
Published: September 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780754648390
Subjects: Racism & racial discrimination; Social groups & communities; Social work; Sociology; Archaeology / Anthropology; Social Science; Sociology - General; Anthropology - Cultural; Affirmative action programs; Race discrimination
Description: "This book looks at the policy of affirmative action as it has evolved in different parts of the world: Australia, Canada, Great Britain, India, Northern Ireland, South Africa and the United States. The detailed juxtaposition of country case-studies will allow readers to make comparisons and highlight disparities. Although affirmative action has operated in favour of various segments of the population, this book concentrates on the policy as it has been used in favour of racial/ethnic groups. It explores the origin of the concept: where and how the policy emerged and what form it has taken in order to clarify and open up the debate on this highly sensitive area of social policy."--BOOK JACKET.