MODERNIZING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

HENRY FINDLEY
ED STEVENS
ROBERT WHEATLEY
EARL INGRAM

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DOI: 10.2190/82RF-8PJV-V7K7-BP2P

Abstract

This article addresses the topic of affirmative action. The authors contend that the available information suggests that many of the broad-based notions that underlie current AA concepts are obsolete because decades of legislative and judicial remedies to combat overt discrimination have had positive results. This article argues that affirmative action policies may need to shift from their traditional emphasis on broad racial/gender characteristics to focus directly on economic disadvantage.

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