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About This Guide

Affirmative action refers to a series of steps, legislation, and practices in recruiting, selecting, hiring, and promoting that are designed to overcome the present effects of past discrimination against members of minority groups. In the United States the major minority classifications include age, race, religion, national origin, and sex. This Research Guide provides resources for all sides of the issue.

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Credo Reference
A collection of 100 reference tools that may be searched collectively or individually. It includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, statistical sources, biographical tools, thesauri, books of quotations, image collections, and more.
Ten Myths About Affirmative Action
Plous, S. (2003). Ten myths about affirmative action. In S. Plous (Ed.), Understanding Prejudice and Discrimination (pp. 206-212). New York: McGraw-Hill.
The Affirmative Action and Diversity Project: A Web Page for Research
The Affirmative Action and Diversity Project, created by Carl Gutierrez-Jones (UC Santa Barbara), pulls together an array of sources to promote research and discussion on the issue. Provides links to other affirmative action pages on the Web.
The Origins of Affirmative Action
Brief historical information from NOW, the National Organization for Women.
Washington Post Affirmative Action Special Report
The Washington Post gives an overview of affirmative action-related news from 1995 to 1998. Includes news reports, opinion pieces, and related websites.