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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ811576
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Sep
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0895-4852
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Bad Arguments Defending Racial Preference
Cohen, Carl
Academic Questions, v21 n3 p288-295 Sep 2008
Professor Cohen describes the arduous path to the passage of Proposition 2 in Michigan in 2006. In considering the reasons for its victory, he shows how claims (sometimes well-intended) "for" preferences rest on truly bad arguments. (Contains 8 footnotes.)
Descriptors: State Legislation, Court Litigation, Selective Admission, Affirmative Action, Racial Factors, Civil Rights, Racial Discrimination, Hispanic American Students, African American Students, Student Diversity
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Identifiers - Location: Michigan
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