Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions

3.8/5 ( ratings)

This is the book that has forever changed the debate on affirmative action in America. The Shape of the River is the most far-reaching and comprehensive study of its kind. It brings a wealth of empirical evidence to bear on how race-sensitive admissions policies actually work and clearly defines the effects they have had on over 45,000 students of different races. Its conclusions mark a turning point in national discussions of affirmative action--anything less than factual evidence will no longer suffice in any serious debate of this vital question.

Glenn Loury's new foreword revisits the basic logic behind race-sensitive policies, asserting that since individuals use race to conceptualize themselves, we must be conscious of race as we try to create rules for a just society. Loury underscores the need for confronting opinion with fact so we can better see the distinction between the "morality of color-blindness" and the "morality of racial justice."

Language: English

Pages: 544

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Release: January 24, 2000

ISBN: 0691050198

ISBN 13: 9780691050195

The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions

3.8/5 ( ratings)

This is the book that has forever changed the debate on affirmative action in America. The Shape of the River is the most far-reaching and comprehensive study of its kind. It brings a wealth of empirical evidence to bear on how race-sensitive admissions policies actually work and clearly defines the effects they have had on over 45,000 students of different races. Its conclusions mark a turning point in national discussions of affirmative action--anything less than factual evidence will no longer suffice in any serious debate of this vital question.

Glenn Loury's new foreword revisits the basic logic behind race-sensitive policies, asserting that since individuals use race to conceptualize themselves, we must be conscious of race as we try to create rules for a just society. Loury underscores the need for confronting opinion with fact so we can better see the distinction between the "morality of color-blindness" and the "morality of racial justice."

Language: English

Pages: 544

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Release: January 24, 2000

ISBN: 0691050198

ISBN 13: 9780691050195

More books from Derek Bok

Our Underachieving Colleges: A Candid Look at How Much Students Learn and Why They Should Be Learning More

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Universities in the Marketplace: The Commercialization of Higher Education

3.5/5 ( ratings)

The Politics of Happiness: What Government Can Learn from the New Research on Well-Being

3.4/5 ( ratings)

Higher Expectations: Can Colleges Teach Students What They Need to Know in the 21st Century?

3.5/5 ( ratings)

The Struggle to Reform Our Colleges

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Living with Nuclear Weapons

3.3/5 ( ratings)

Universities and the Future of America

3.2/5 ( ratings)

The Trouble with Government

3.3/5 ( ratings)

Rate this book!

Write a review?