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Affirmative Action's Contradictory Consequences
Author(s) -
Heilman Madeline E.
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.tb01852.x
Subject(s) - affirmative action , action (physics) , political science , social psychology , psychology , law and economics , sociology , law , physics , quantum mechanics
This comment raises questions about whether affirmative action has actually moved us closer to the objective of creating a more equal workplace. It explores some of the potential psychological costs of affirmative action—costs that paradoxically may undermine its objectives—and their implications for achieving the goal of workplace equality.