Affirmative Action was initially an emergency stop-gap measure to
resolve a serious and immediate problem. As such, like most
temporary corrective measures, it was imperfect: the guidelines
vague and definition unclear, with a misguided understanding of
merit. Stereotypes have not disappeared from American society.
Prejudice has been transformed from overt actions in the 1950s to
more subtle and indirect forms that are still prevalent. Salinas
shows us that a long-term program is needed to solve the problem of
inequality, not just compensate for it. 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.
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