Affirmative Action was initially an emergency stop-gap measure to resolve a serious and immediate problem. As such, like most temporary corrective measures, it was imperfect: the guidelines vague and definition unclear, with a misguided understanding of merit. Stereotypes have not disappeared from American society. Prejudice has been transformed from overt actions in the 1950s to more subtle and indirect forms that are still prevalent. Salinas shows us that a long-term program is needed to solve the problem of inequality, not just compensate for it. Affirmative Action was originally needed to deal with disparities - social, economic, political and educational - in America. What is needed is a new, long-term program to attack the root causes of inequality and prejudice. Salinas believes the quest to end disparity in this country must begin with educational reform, abandoning an antiquated educational model designed to serve an emerging industrial society and based on the values of the dominant white class of the time. He applies empirical evidence to reach policy conclusions moving beyond our current Affirmative Action.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
ABC-Clio
ISBN-13
9780313323966
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94643624
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Social Psychology
Author
Moises F. Salinas
Publication Name
The Politics of Stereotype: Psychology and Affirmative Action
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
152 Pages
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Moises F. Salinas
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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