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ERIC Number: EJ605991
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1077-3711
The Nifty Nine Arguments Against Affirmative Action in Higher Education.
Fish, Stanley
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n27 p79-81 Spr 2000
Responds to nine common arguments against affirmative action, providing facts about each one. The arguments are that affirmative action is not needed; it is not working; it is not fair; it is not merit; it is reverse racism; it is group-think; it is quotas; it lowers self-esteem; and it provokes race consciousness. (SM)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Equal Education, Higher Education, Nondiscriminatory Education, Racial Bias
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: African Americans; Race Fairness