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The policy of Affirmative Action seeks to remedy consequences of a century of both law-induced and custom-induced racial or caste constraints on the social mobility of blacks in American society. It is a color-conscious or race- conscious policy or, in the case of female beneficiaries, a gender-conscious policy. The execution of this policy involves “goals,” “quotas,” and “preferential treatment” in such areas as employment, education (colleges and professional schools), and government contractual procurement.
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Kilson, M. 1977. Generational change among black Americans. In Samuels, R. Political Generations and Political Development, p. 36. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books.
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© 1983 Dr. S. Bernhard, Dahlem Konferenzen, Berlin
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Kilson, M.L. (1983). Politics of Affirmative Action: Race and Public Policy in America. In: Fried, C. (eds) Minorities: Community and Identity. Life Sciences Research Reports, vol 27. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69311-3_26
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