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Invisible Victims - White Males and the Crisis of Affirmative Action (Hardcover, New)
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Invisible Victims - White Males and the Crisis of Affirmative Action (Hardcover, New)
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Lynch's passionately argued book asks: How did controversial social
policy that lacked public support nonetheless become
institutionalized? The social policy Lynch examines is affirmative
action. . . . Lynch condemns the sloppy, fearful thinking that has
converted affirmative action into quotas and that has kept social
researchers shying away from this explosive topic. Choice Anyone
interested in race relations and sex roles in the United States
must read this book. Social Forces More and more questions have
surfaced in the past decade concerning the wisdom and fairness of
affirmative action programs. In this book, Lynch takes a hard look
at affirmative action policy development and the social and ethical
implications of a system that promotes gender and race as criteria
for vocational advancement and educational opportunity. He focuses
on the experiences of white males who have been victims of reverse
discrimination under such programs and explores the lackluster
response from government, the media, and employing institutions.
Lynch examines the political taboo that for two decades effectively
stifled discussion of the issues that affirmative action raises in
both public discourse and scholarly analysis. He reviews the
original ideals and purposes of affirmative action and contrasts
them with the program as it has actually operated in everyday work
settings. In case studies based on interviews and other data, Lynch
assesses the reactions of white males to affirmative action
barriers, as well as their impact on co-workers, friends, and
relatives. He describes the role of the mass media, the social
sciences, and ideological elites in creating a conspiracy of
silence concerning the hidden and unintended consequences of
affirmative action policies. The only study that deals specifically
with the impact of affirmative action on white males, this book
will appeal to academic and general readers with an interest in
public policy, law, political science, sociology, and social
psychology.
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