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The term affirmative action carries many meanings in today’s society. Often the term elicits strong feelings - positive and negative. Frequently these feelings derive from a misunderstanding of what affirmative action is all about.
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Holloway, F.A. (1989). What Is Affirmative Action?. In: Affirmative Action in Perspective. Recent Research in Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9639-0_2
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