Affirmative Action Policy in the United States

Its Impact on Women

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6326436
AutoresRoberta Ann Johnson (0000-0002-2582-4378, University of San Francisco, autor correspondente)
Ano1990
Volume18
Fascículo2
Páginas77-90
Data de publicação1990-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPolicy & Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0305-5736 • E-ISSN: 1470-8442
EditoraBristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1332/030557390782454585
OpenAlexW1969924083
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas10

After offering a generic definition of Affirmative Action, this paper does three things: first, it traces the development of the United States Affirmative Action policy from the issuing of Executive Orders by Presidents Roosevelt, Kennedy and Johnson to its full implementation in the Department of Labour; second, it summarises and evaluates all the Affirmative Action cases decided by the Supreme Court, starting with the Bakke decision; and third, using Census and Department of Labour statistics and secondary sources, the paper considers in what ways Affirmative Action increases opportunities for women. Throughout the paper, Affirmative Action is appreciated for its redistributed thrust

Action (physics · Affirmative action · Census · Executive order · Law and economics · Political science · Sociology · Supreme court · Demography · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Law · Public Administration