Fall 1995 Affirmative Action Putting the Facts on the Table

Affirmative action policies have been labeled everything from quotas to crutches. It is One City’s intent to provide our readers with factual information about affirmative action.

This issue provides a concise history of affirmative action policies, relevant national work force statistics, a range of differing viewpoints about the success and failure of these policies, and a summary of a soon-to-be released study on the media’s role in shaping the affirmative action debate, conducted by Professor Robert Entman of North Carolina State University and commissioned by the Human Relations Foundation of Chicago.

Articles:

	Affirmative Action at a Crossroads by Carolyn Dennis
	Leveling the Playing Field: Women Make Gains in Employment by Susan Degrane
	Accentuating the Negative: Media Coverage of Affirmative Action by Robert M. Entman
	In California, a New School of Thought by Brenda Richardson
	Spotlight on UC-Berkeley by Susan DeGrane
	When Opportunity Knocks by Brenda Richardson
	Taking Care of Business by Susan DeGrane
	Proactive Measures for Reactive Times by Jeffrey Steele

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