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Affirmative Action

By: Suzanne E. Eckes
In: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice
Edited by: Gary L. Anderson & Kathryn G. Herr
Subject:Social Justice, Social Justice, Social Movements
Keywords:circuit courts of appeal; courts; equal protection; positive discrimination; school law; student diversity; Title VI

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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  Eckes, S. (2007). Affirmative action. In G. L. Anderson, & K. G. Herr (Eds.), Encyclopedia of activism and social justice (Vol. 1, pp. 45-48). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n21
  
  Eckes, Suzanne E. "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. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n21.
  
  Eckes, S. 2007. Affirmative Action. In: Gary L. Anderson and Kathryn G. Herr Editors, 2007. Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 45-48 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n21> [Accessed 20 Apr 2021].
  
  Eckes, Suzanne E. "Affirmative Action." Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. Edited by Gary L. Anderson and Kathryn G. Herr. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2007, pp. 45-48. SAGE Knowledge. 20 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n21.
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