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ERIC Number: EJ565343
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0193-2446
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Affirmative Action: Overcoming Disparities Yields Economic Benefits.
Wood, Amy
Southern Changes, v20 n1 p12-15 Spr 1998
Affirmative action is a necessary and effective strategy to end racial and gender inequalities. While moral and historical defenses of affirmative action have merit, economic reasoning is a more potent argument. Analysis of the economic costs and benefits of affirmative action in higher education illustrate its effectiveness in reducing income disparities for women and minority groups. (MSE)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blacks, College Graduates, College Outcomes Assessment, Comparative Analysis, Diversity (Student), Educational Benefits, Females, Higher Education, Hispanic Americans, Income, Males, Salary Wage Differentials, Sex Differences, Whites
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Journal availability: Southern Regional Council, Inc., 133 Carnegie Way, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30303-1024; phone: 404-522-8764; fax: 404-522-8791.