Affirmative action and minority enrollments in medical and law schools /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Susan Welch and John Gruhl.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Ann Arbor :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Michigan Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c1998.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
viii, 221 p. ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-212) and indexes.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Desegregation, affirmative action, and Bakke -- The context of Bakke : resources and competition -- Perceptions of Bakke and its impact -- Bakke and the applicant pool -- Bakke and admissions decisions -- Minority enrollment and the courts.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"In this study, Susan Welch and John Gruhl look at what impact policies developed in the wake of the landmark 1978 United States Supreme Court decision, Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, have had on admissions. The Bakke decision legitimized the use of race as one of several factors that could be considered in admissions decisions, while forbidding the use of quotas. Using the results of a survey of admissions officers for law and medical schools and national enrollment data, the authors give us the first analysis of the real impact that the Bakke decision and affirmative action programs had on enrollments in medical and law schools. The authors then review affirmative action cases and analyze the current debate over affirmative action policy in light of Bakke's effects and in light of the changing nature of American demographics and politics." "This book will appeal to scholars of race and gender in political science, sociology, and education as well as those interested in the study of affirmative action policies."--BOOK JACKET.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Affirmative action and minority enrollments in medical and law schools.
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Bakke, Allan Paul.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Affirmative action programs in education-- Law and legislation-- United States.
Discrimination in education-- Law and legislation-- United States.
Universities and colleges-- Admission-- Law and legislation-- United States.