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Ten Myths About Affirmative Action
Author(s) -
Pious S.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1996.tb01846.x
Subject(s) - affirmative action , mythology , action (physics) , public opinion , political science , law , social psychology , psychology , history , physics , politics , quantum mechanics , classics
The case against affirmative action rests heavily on myth and misunderstanding. In this paper I discuss ten of the most common myths concerning affirmative action, and I present public opinion poll data suggesting that support for affirmative action is greater than typically assumed.