AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
DEFINITION: “Affirmative action refers to policies aimed at increasing the numbers of people from certain social groups in employment, education, business, government, and other areas.” (World Book Encyclopedia, 1994)
NARROW THE TOPIC:
· What is affirmative action?
· Does affirmative action promote equality in the workplace or in education?
· Should a company hire you based on your qualifications or based on affirmative action policy?
· Was the University of California Board of Regents justified in ending affirmative action preference for admissions?
· Will minorities be penalized by the University of California Board of Regents’ decision?
· What is the future of affirmative action?
· Why are some colleges still cautious about adhering to the Supreme Court ruling?
· How can socio-economic affirmative action be achieved?
· Is affirmative action reverse discrimination?
· How long should affirmative action laws be in effect?
LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: Affirmative Action; Equal Employment Opportunity; ; Employment Discrimination; Racial Quotas; Reverse Discrimination in Education
SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN REFERENCE COLLECTION:
| Affirmative Action: An Encyclopedia | REF HF 5549.5 .A34 A426 2004 |
| Encyclopedia of Disability "Quota Hiring Policy" | REF HV 1568 .E528 2006 |
| Encyclopedia of African American Culture and History | REF E 185 .E54 2006 |
|
Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice |
REF HM 671 .E53 2007 |
| Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and Right | REF JA 61 .E54 2005 v.1 |
| West’s Encyclopedia of American Law | REF KF 154 .W47 |
AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK:
Affirmative Action: At Issue (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)
Opposing Viewpoints: Affirmative Action; Students' Rights; Interracial America; Discrimination (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)
Affirmative Action: Point/Counterpoint
CQ Researcher "Affirmative Action" 09/21/01
Issues & Controversies “Update: Affirmative Action" 8/08/03; "Affirmative Action & Low Income Students" 1/13/06
STATISTICS:
Information Plus: Minorities (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)
Gallup Poll REF HN 90 .P8 G35
ELECTRONIC INDEXES:
| Academic Search Complete | Expanded Academic ASAP | OmniFile Full Text Mega |
| Business Source Elite |
FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS: America's Newspapers
INTERNET SITES:
| Affirmative Action and Diversity Project | http://aad.english.ucsb.edu/ |
| One Florida Initiative |
http://www.oneflorida.org/myflorida/government/governorinitiatives/one_florida/ |
| University of Michigan Documents Center | http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/affirm.html |
| Americans United for Affirmative Action |
CITING YOUR SOURCES:
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University/College Library Citing Electronic Resources |
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