Inside Affirmative Action: The Executive Order That Transformed America's Workforce

ISBN-13: 9781138726994 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 272 str.

Karin Williamson Pedrick; Sandra Arnold Scham

Opis

Despite the fact that any President who didn’t support it could have abolished it, affirmative action is still a reality of the American workplace. With the support of less than half of the public over many decades, how is it that such a controversial program has managed to survive? Inside Affirmative Action addresses this question.

Spis treści

Foreword: Who, What and When  Part 1: Inside and Outside Affirmative Action  1. Our Stories: Two Civil Servants and Ten Administrations  2. The Debate Outside Affirmative Action  Part 2: The Making of Affirmative Action  3. Freedom is Not Enough: John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Baines Johnson  4. Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes: Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter  5. On Account of Sex: Afterthought or Stealth Bomb?  Part 3: Hesitation and Second Thoughts  6. Jelly Bellies and Indecision: Ronald Reagan's First Term  7. In Pursuit of a Colorblind Society: Reagan's Second Term  8. Legislation is Not Enough: George H.W. Bush  Part 4: Four Presidents and the Legacy of a Program  9. The First Black President? Bill Clinton  10. Affirmative Access, Deregulation and 9/11: The Catastrophic Event that Changed America’s Psyche and the Path Forward: George W. Bush  11. From Seneca Falls to Selma to Stonewall: Barack Obama  12. Diversity in a Time of Division: Donald Trump  Afterword: What Hath LBJ Wrought?