Affirmative action: Psychological data and the policy debates.
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- 1 January 2003
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- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in American Psychologist
- Vol. 58 (2) , 93-115
- https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066x.58.2.93
Abstract
The authors bring psychological research to bear on an examination of the policy of affirmative action. They argue that data from many studies reveal that affirmative action as a policy has more benefits than costs. Although the majority of pro-affirmative action arguments in the social sciences stress diversity, the authors' argument focuses on issues of merit. The merit-based argument, grounded in empirical studies, concludes that the policy of affirmative action conforms to the American ideal of fairness and is a necessary policy.Keywords
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