Voluntary Affirmative Action and Preferential Treatment: Legal and Research Implications.

Kleiman, Lawrence S.; Faley, Robert H.

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ERIC Number: EJ383627

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Publication Date: 1988

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Voluntary Affirmative Action and Preferential Treatment: Legal and Research Implications.

Kleiman, Lawrence S.; Faley, Robert H.

Personnel Psychology, v41 n3 p481-96 Fall 1988

Reviews recent Supreme Court decisions stemming from implementation of voluntary affirmative action plans (AAPs) that include preferential treatment as a remedy. Evidence and proof required to establish and defend against reverse discrimination claims are identified. Examines research on potential effects of voluntary AAPs on important organizational and societal outcome variables. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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