Affirmative Action: History and Politics

4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Historical examination of political economic context in which affirmative action policies and programs were conceived and implemented. Review of impact on Chicanas/Chicanos, Latinas/Latinos, and other communities. Specific analysis of university admissions, hiring and contracting practices, and state initiatives. Letter grading.