The Shape of the River : : Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions /

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
VerfasserIn:
Bowen, William G.,
Bok, Derek,
TeilnehmendeR:
Loury, Glenn C.
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 ; 30
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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

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