Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice

Gary L.Anderson; Kathryn G.Herr

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Kathryn G. Herr
In:Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice
Chapter DOI:https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215
Subject:Social Movements, Social Justice, Social Justice
Keywords:positive discrimination

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Affirmative action is defined as specific actions in recruitment, hiring, and other areas designed either to eliminate the present effects of past discrimination or to prevent discrimination. In its most general usage, affirmative action refers not only to hiring practices but ...

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  Anderson, G. L., & Herr, K. G. (2007). Affirmative action. In Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice (Vol. 3, pp. 45-48). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215
  
  Anderson, Gary L., and Kathryn G. Herr. "Affirmative Action." In Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice, edited by Anderson, Gary L., and Kathryn G. Herr, 45-48. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2007. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.
  
  Anderson, G. L. and Herr, K. G. 2007. Affirmative Action. In: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. Gary L. Anderson and Kathryn G. Herr Editors, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 45-48 Available at: <https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215> [Accessed 1 Dec 2023].
  
  Anderson, Gary L. and Kathryn G. Herr. "Affirmative Action." Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. Edited by Vol. 3. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2007, pp. 45-48. Sage Knowledge, doi: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.
  
  Anderson, Gary L., and Kathryn G. Herr. Affirmative action. In Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. Vol. 3. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2007: 45-48. doi:10.4135/9781412956215
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