Talking affirmative action

"Talking Affirmative Action takes a fresh look at the battle over race-conscious admissions with a special focus on graduate professional education. Drawing on in-depth interviews with young white men on both sides of the issue, the book explores the pros and cons of quotas, outreach, and related policies in the context of larger questions: What is "merit" and what is the best way to measure it? How important is ethnic diversity among the ranks of top-tier professionals and executives? What causes inequality, and how much of the problem is racism? How much equality of opportunity is enough, and just how far must white America go to enforce it?"--Jacket.