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Intergroup Rivalry, Anti-Competitive Conduct And Affirmative Action, Michelle Adams
Intergroup Rivalry, Anti-Competitive Conduct And Affirmative Action, Michelle Adams
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Significant research in social science describes racial inequality as grounded in notions of group identity and group conflict. Sociologists and social psychologists who study discrimination and prejudice have moved away from theories that explain prejudice solely as a problem of individual perception, and toward theories that view individual cognitive processes as related to group membership. While present social science yields no consensus view, there is a striking emphasis in the current literature on group identity theories as "powerful determinants of behavior." These theories, which stress the importance of prejudice as a group-based phenomenon and focus on "social-structural theories of group …
Observations On The Evolution Of Minorities In The Law: From Law School To Practice, Charles E. Cantú
Observations On The Evolution Of Minorities In The Law: From Law School To Practice, Charles E. Cantú
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The St. Mary’s University School of Law has a rich history in promoting the representation of minorities in its faculty and student body. Moreover, its history in this area was a tradition long before the country found its social conscience, and before the American government, prodded by the civil rights movement, urged institutions of higher learning to engage in affirmative action. St. Mary’s and Hispanics led the way in this national movement. This year, as St. Mary’s University School of Law celebrates its seventy-fifth year, it is a perfect time to reflect upon the evolution of minorities in the Law …