Affirmative Action is Dead
Long Live Affirmative Action

Faye Crosby examines the issues surrounding affirmative action programmes in America, including the public perceptions of these programmes. She considers different sociological arguments to explain the controversies and argues that much of the difficulty lies with the popular notion of justice.

Smitten with the concept of merit, says Crosby, we are perturbed by a policy that invites us to recognise the complications of social justice.