The Shape of the River : : Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions / / Derek Bok, William G. Bowen.
This is the book that has forever changed the debate on affirmative action in America. The Shape of the River is the most far-reaching and comprehensive study of its kind. It brings a wealth of empirical evidence to bear on how race-sensitive admissions policies actually work and clearly defines the...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2016] ©1998 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Edition: | With a New introduction by the authors |
Language: | English |
Series: | The William G. Bowen Series ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (544 p.) :; 103 line illus. 93 tables |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Historical Context
- Chapter 2. The Admissions Process and "Race-Neutrality"
- Chapter 3. Academic Outcomes
- Chapter 4. Advanced Study: Graduate and Professional Degrees
- Chapter 5. Employment, Earnings, and Job Satisfaction
- Chapter 6. Civic Participation and Satisfaction with Life
- Chapter 7. Looking Back: Views of College
- Chapter 8. Diversity: Perceptions and Realities
- Chapter 9. Informing the Debate
- Chapter 10. Summing Up
- Appendix A. The College and Beyond Database
- Appendix B. Notes on Methodology
- Appendix C. Earnings in Relation to Advanced Degrees, Sector of Employment, and Occupation
- Appendix D. Additional Tables
- References
- Index