Michigan State University Extension
Diversity and Pluralism - 02150190
12/95/

ERIC TITLE NUMBER: EJ278964 AUTHOR: Woodward, Michael D.


TITLE: Ideological Response to Alterations in the Structure
of Oppression: Reverse Discrimination, the Current Racial
Ideology in the U.S.

YEAR PUBLISHED: 1982
JOURNAL: Western-Journal-of-Black-Studies; v6 n3 p166-74
Fall 1982
AVAILABILITY: Reprint: UMI

ABSTRACT: Suggests that the notion of "reverse
discrimination" is a cultural belief representing a racial
ideological process. Describes how the notion (1) emerged
from past racial belief patterns; (2) differentially
influences policy on the allocation of privileged economic
roles among social groups; and (3) reintegrates cultural
beliefs into structural explanations of minority status.
(Author/GC)

KEY DESCRIPTORS: Affirmative-Action; Blacks-; Court
Litigation; Cultural-Differences; Labor-Market; Political
Attitudes; Whites-
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Economic-Factors; *Racial-Attitudes;
*Racial-Bias; *Reverse-Discrimination; *Social-Structure

This is an ERIC database document. ERIC is the National
Education Information Network for providing ready access
to the literature of education -descriptions of exemplary
programs, research and development efforts, and related
information that can be used in developing more effective
educational programs. The ERIC database is currently
available on CD-ROM in the main library (ground floor of
the west wing) at Michigan State University. To locate
ERIC documents in the library identify the first line of
each record (i.e., the field ERIC TITLE NUMBER). ED
following ERIC TITLE NUMBER indicates an ERIC document,
an unpublished research study. Most of these items are
available in the Microforms library, located on the 3rd
floor of the west wing. All you need is the six digit ED
number. If EJ follows ERIC TITLE NUMBER the item is a
journal article. The complete journal name is listed after
the code JOURNAL.


Go To Top of File        Michigan State University Extension Home Page        Main Page for this Data Base        ERIC Home Page
This information is for educational purposes only. References to commercial products or trade names does not imply endorsement by MSU Extension or bias against those not mentioned. This information becomes public property upon publication and may be printed verbatim with credit to MSU Extension. Reprinting cannot be used to endorse or advertise a commercial product or company. This file was generated from data base DP on 06/25/02. Data base DP was last revised on 12/95/ . For more information about this data base or its contents please contact cook@msue.msu.edu . Please read our disclaimer for important information about using our site.