Discrimination
Subtitle: opposing viewpoints
By: Mary E. Williams, book editor.
Contributors: Williams, Mary E., 1960-
Series: Opposing viewpoints series; Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: San Diego
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Discrimination -- United States; Minorities -- United States; Reverse discrimination -- United States
Description: Considers opposing opinions on such issues as how serious discrimination is in its various forms, whether reverse discrimination exists, and how effective Affirmative Action and other remedies are.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-218) and index.
Table of contents: title: Racial discrimination is commonplace -- Richard Morin and Michael H. Cottman; title: Some racial discrimination is justified -- Dinesh D'Souza; title: Racial discrimination has diminished -- Ward Connerly; title: Women do not face wage discrimination -- Diana Furchtgott-Roth; title: Women continue to face wage discrimination -- Ellen Bravo; title: Homosexuals face significant discrimination -- Harriet Schwartz; title: Homosexuals do not face significant discrimination -- Concerned Women for America; title: Affirmative Action creates reverse discrimination -- New Criterion; title: Affirmative Action does not create reverse discrimination -- William Raspberry, Derrick Z. Jackson; title: Political correctness leads to reverse discrimination -- Paul Craig Roberts, Andrew Stephen; title: Political correctness does not lead to reverse discrimination -- Rebecca T. Alpert; title: Minorities should take responsibility for reverse discrimination -- Andrew Sullivan; title: Whites should take responsibility for white privilege -- Leny Mendoza Strobel; title: Affirmative Action is beneficial -- Robert C. Scott; title: Affirmative Action is counterproductive -- Roger Clegg; title: Affirmative Action in college admissions is necessary -- Chang-Lin Tien; title: Affirmative Action in college admissions is harmful -- Jason L. Riley; title: Diversity-training programs are productive -- Andrea Ayvazian and Beverly Daniel Tatum; title: Diversity-training programs are counterproductive -- Alan Charles Kors; label: 1
title: Racial profiling should be eliminated -- Gene Callahan and William Anderson
pagenum: 1-9; title: Racial profiling should not be banned -- John Derbyshire -- The; title: United States should pay reparations for slavery -- Ronald Walters -- The; title: United States should not pay reparations for slavery -- Robert Tracinski; title: Congress should ban antigay job discrimination -- Bill Clinton; title: Laws banning antigay job discrimination are unnecessary-- Andrew Sullivan.