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The Politics of Stereotype Psychology and Affirmative Action
Moises F. Salinas
Book Code: GM2396
ISBN: 0-313-32396-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32396-6
152 pages, figure, tables
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 10/30/2003
List Price: $57.95 (UK Sterling Price: £31.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Contributions in Psychology
Series Number: 47
Reviews:
  • [A] clearly written summary of affirmative action--varying definitions, myths, executive orders, and contending assumptions of the arguments, pro and con....Recommended. Especially for studies in social psychology; upper-division undergraduates and above.
    —Choice     June 2004
Description: Affirmative Action was originally needed to deal with disparities - social, economic, political and educational - in America. What is needed is a new, long-term program to attack the root causes of inequality and prejudice. Salinas believes the quest to end disparity in this country must begin with educational reform, abandoning an antiquated educational model designed to serve an emerging industrial society and based on the values of the dominant white class of the time. He applies empirical evidence to reach policy conclusions moving beyond our current Affirmative Action.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • What Is Affirmative Action?
  • Affirmative Action: Myths and Misconceptions Revisited
  • Affirmative Action and Psychology
  • Affirmative Action and the Politics of Stereotype
  • A Learner-Centered Paradigm
  • Epilogue
LC Card Number: 2003053637
LCC Class: LC212
Dewey Class: 379
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