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Kelman, Mark – Society, 1990
Examines the legitimacy of concern with the disproportionate distribution of false negatives and positives in job screening through imperfectly predictive tests. Argues that false negatives should pose problems for meritocrats concerned with individual over group rights, and that result-oriented quotas must be differentiated from screening with…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Labor Force