ERIC Number: EJ508641
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0363-0277
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Multiculturalism: Affirmative or Negative Action?
Peterson, Lorna
Library Journal, v120 n12 p30-31,33 Jul 1995
Defines multicultural groups, discusses the evolution of multiculturalism, analyzes the "one-third myth," which says that America will be one-third minority by the year 2000, discusses statistical multicultural theories, and reviews laws and regulations that provide equality in jobs and education. Also examines multicultural trends in library policies, services, and collection development. (JMV)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Cultural Pluralism, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Futures (of Society), Libraries, Library Collection Development, Library Policy, Library Services, Minority Groups, Racial Bias, Statistical Analysis, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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