Reverse Discrimination in Hiring in Sociology Departments: A Preliminary Report.

Lorch, Barbara R.

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Publication Date: 1973

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Reverse Discrimination in Hiring in Sociology Departments: A Preliminary Report

Lorch, Barbara R.

American Sociologist, 8, 3, 116-120, Aug 73

In a questionnaire to sociology department chairmen, 32 percent indicated they had positions to fill in the past two years and felt coerced to practice reverse discrimination; sixteen percent reported they actually did so. Argues this is reason for grave concern. (Author/RJ)

Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Colleges, Employment, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Faculty Recruitment, Racial Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Sociology, Universities

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Civil Rights Act 1964

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