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Contributions in Legal Studies: Four Faces of Affirmative Action : Fundamental Answers and Actions by W. Robert Gray (2001, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-100313315590

ISBN-139780313315596

eBay Product ID (ePID)1701960

Product Key Features

Number of Pages208 Pages

Publication NameFour Faces of Affirmative Action : Fundamental Answers and Actions

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2001

SubjectGeneral

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLaw

AuthorW. Robert Gray

SeriesContributions in Legal Studies

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight16.7 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN00-042233

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

Series Volume NumberNo. 99

Number of Volumes1 vol.

Dewey Decimal342.73/087

Table Of ContentIntroduction Dialectic and Diversity Logistic and Compensatory Causation Problematic and Social Causation Operational and Social Equality Conclusion

SynopsisAffirmative action can generally be described as preferential treatment for minorities and women in jobs, educational opportunities, and receipt of other benefits. However, its origin and meaning remain relatively obscure. This study is designed to provide clarity and to strengthen the position of affirmative action amidst the controversy that surrounds it. Under attack across the nation, affirmative action is at a nadir. Gray contends that the grounds for defending affirmative action are based in ideas of social justice and can be found in the writings of philosophers, polemicists, and judges. One can organize these ideas according to four modes of thought which allow exhaustive treatment of the subject. Each mode of thought is concisely explained and then developed through the analysis of current philosophical thought; next, it is applied to the case law. This study boldly defines affirmative action as part of the quest for social justice. It takes affirmative action away from the tort law of causation by going as far back as Aristotle to show that private corrective justice is not an apt model for affirmative action. Gray concludes that such action is best promoted by the voices of diversity and rhetoric. Thus, dialogue and debate remain the best support for affirmative action., Analyzes the four possible grounds for justifying affirmative action by looking at philosophical and judicial writings.

LC Classification NumberKF4755