Contributor
Connors, Paul G.
Imprint:Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009.
Description129 p. ; 24 cm.
Note:"Greenhaven Press's At Issue series provides a wide range of opinions on individual social issues. Each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives -- eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newpaper and magazine accounts and many more -- to illuminate the issue. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations point to sources for further research. Enhancing critical thinking skills, each At Issue volume is an excellent research tool to help readers understand current social issues and prepare reports."--Back cover
Note:Diversity is at the heart of affirmative action / Lee Bollinger -- Affirmative action may hurt more than help Blacks and Hispanics / John Fund -- Mainstream media report unfairly on affirmative action / Jacqueline Bacon -- Minority press coverage of affirmative action is not objective / Terri L. Towner, Rosalee A. Clawson, and Eric N. Waltenberg -- The Demise of affirmative action is overstated / Scott Jaschik -- Sports is no place for affirmative action / Ari Kaufman -- Affirmative action for men is politically incorrect / Melana Zyla Vickers -- College men are benefiting from affirmative action / Sarah Karnasiewicz -- Cultural affirmative action is alive and well / Selwyn Duke -- Barack Obama's candidacy shows that affirmative action is still needed / Ari Melber -- Affirmative action is an attack on American identity / Roger Kimball -- The Republican party shows growing support for affirmative action / Harry Stein.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-119) and index.
