Ebook: The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions
Author: William G. Bowen, Derek Bok, Glenn C. Loury
- Series: The William G. Bowen Series, 30
- Year: 2016
- Publisher: Princeton University Press
- Edition: With a New introduction by the authors
- Language: English
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This is the book that has forever changed the debate on affirmative action in America. The Shape of the River is the most far-reaching and comprehensive study of its kind. It brings a wealth of empirical evidence to bear on how race-sensitive admissions policies actually work and clearly defines the effects they have had on over 45,000 students of different races. Its conclusions mark a turning point in national discussions of affirmative action--anything less than factual evidence will no longer suffice in any serious debate of this vital question.
Glenn Loury's new foreword revisits the basic logic behind race-sensitive policies, asserting that since individuals use race to conceptualize themselves, we must be conscious of race as we try to create rules for a just society. Loury underscores the need for confronting opinion with fact so we can better see the distinction between the "morality of color-blindness" and the "morality of racial justice."