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ERIC Number: EJ340792
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1986
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India.
Zachariah, Mathew
Education and Urban Society, v18 n4 p487-99 Aug 1986
Reviews the historical background of the 1985 protests in the Indian State Gujerat. Discusses the major issues in promoting the policy of "compensatory discrimination," directed toward the (1) Scheduled Castes, (2) Scheduled Tribes, and (3) Other Backward Classes. Compares casteism to racism and offers suggestions for dismantling compensatory discrimination. (SA)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Caste, Demonstrations (Civil), Developing Nations, Educational Opportunities, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Marxism, Racial Bias, Racial Discrimination, Social Integration, Violence
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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