Race-conscious policy

A race-conscious policy is a policy that aims to improve the conditions of racial minorities. In the United States, such policies are typically aimed at improving the status of African-Americans.[1] Many different kinds of race-conscious policies exist, ranging from nondiscrimination policy to strict numerical racial quotas.[2] Their main purpose is twofold: to compensate for past discrimination against the target race, and to increase equality of opportunity.[3]

  1. ^ Sears, David O. (2008). "Race-Conscious Policies". International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. ^ Boston, Thomas D. (2002). A Different Vision: African American Economic Thought. Routledge. p. 85. ISBN 9781134798605.
  3. ^ Edwards, John (20 January 2009). "Group Rights v. Individual Rights: The Case of Race-Conscious Policies". Journal of Social Policy. 23 (1): 55–70. doi:10.1017/S0047279400021322. S2CID 145066826.