Abstract
Critics of affirmative action say that it pits Americans against each other and elevates the importance of race, gender, and ethnicity at the expense of hard work and merit. Supporters claim that discrimination remains pervasive in the U.S. and that the government must continue to play a role in aiding minorities and women. This program explores the historical roots of affirmative action and the debate over its usefulness. The program looks at several different affirmative action programs, from the University of California, Berkeley, where the university struggles with how to maintain diversity without minority preferences, to the city of Chicago, whose affirmative action programs for its police and fire departments have been challenged. The program includes archival footage and features interviews with a wide array of academic scholars.
Collection
Subject
Affirmative action programs -- History, Discrimination in employment -- United States, Minorities -- Employment -- United States, Discrimination in education -- United States, Minorities -- Education (Higher) -- United States, Police -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Personnel management, United States -- Armed Forces -- African Americans, United States. -- Army -- Minorities, Chicago (Ill.). -- Police Dept -- Personnel management, University of California (System). -- Regents
Contributors
Camp, Joseph (Director), Bailey, Ronald (Producer), Schurgin, Robert (Producer), Wattenberg, Ben (Host), Edley, Christopher (Expert), Thernstrom, Abigail M. (Expert), Fish, Stanley (Expert), D'Souza, Dinesh (Expert), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Distributor), BJW, Inc. (Producer), New River Media (Firm), WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Duration
00:56:59 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Target or Intended Audience
Higher education
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| Name | Films Media Group (Firm) |
| Role | Distributor |
| Telephone | 800-322-8755 |
| Address | 132 West 31st Street 17th Floor New York, NY 10001 |
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