Affirmative action
Subtitle: legislating equality and opportunity
By: Mary-Lane Kamberg
Edition: First edition.
Series: A celebration of the civil rights movement; Celebration of the civil rights movement
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9781477777411
Subjects: Government policy; Discrimination; Affirmative action programs; Law and legislation; Affirmative action programs in education; Minorities
Description: "Since the 1960s, the United States government has issued executive orders and passed legislation aimed at achieving fair workplace hiring practices. Critics maintain that, in an attempt to ameliorate past injustices, the government has gone too far by practicing affirmative action--what opponents call "reverse discrimination." Students can use this book as a guide to the history of affirmative action, crucial moments in the timeline of this cause, and a better understanding of what affirmative actions practices may mean for the future"--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-77) and index.

Grade 7 to 12.
Table of contents: title: A level playing field; title: New attitudes; title: On the job; title: On campus; title: Backing away from affirmative action.