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Gertrude Ezorsky - Racism and Justice - 9780801499227 - V9780801499227
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Racism and Justice

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Description for Racism and Justice Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 228.

Affirmative action: does it really counteract racism? Is it morally justifiable? In her timely and tough-minded book, Gertrude Ezorsky addresses these central issues in the ongoing controversy surrounding affirmative action, and comes up with some convincing answers.

Ezorsky begins by examining the effectiveness of affirmative action as a remedy for institutional racism in the workplace. She analyzes the ways in which common practices-selection of employees based on personal connections, qualification, and seniority standards-perpetuate the injurious effect of past racial discrimination, and she assesses the rationale for such affirmative action measures as objective job-related testing, numerical goals, and preferential treatment for ... Read more

Turning to the moral issues, Ezorsky posits two basic justifications for affirmative action: first, looking backward-to provide deserved compensation for past racial injustice that was sanctioned, practiced, and encouraged by our government; second, looking forward-to promote racial desegregation in the American workplace. Unlike some supporters of affirmative action, she does not deny that preferential treatment may place an unfair burden on white males. Indeed, she suggests specific practical measures for spreading that burden more equitably.

Clear-headed, well-reasoned, and persuasive, this book will be read eagerly by everyone from students to legislators, by anyone concerned with racial justice in America.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801499227
SKU
V9780801499227
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
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About Gertrude Ezorsky
Gertrude Ezorsky is Professor Emerita, City University of New York, Brooklyn College and the Graduate School. She is the author of Freedom in the Workplace, also from Cornell, and the editor of Philosophical Perspectives on Punishment and Moral Rights in the Workplace.

Reviews for Racism and Justice
A lucid, refreshingly elegant guide to the history and moral foundations of affirmative action. In an era when so many programs are under attack as 'mere quota systems,' this book is an indispensable reminder of their variety and potential.
The Nation
Ezorsky's discussion of affirmative action programs is quietly methodical and admirably clearheaded. It is a useful starting ... Read more

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