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Resolved: In the United States public university admissions, socioeconomic disadvantage ought to be a higher priority than race
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Overview
Definitions
Public University Admissions
Socioeconomic Disadvantage
"Socioeconomic" refers to the social and economic (!) factors that influence a person's status within society. Socio refers to the way people fit into their community, and indicators include education, health, criminal record, employment and housing. Economic refers to the financial position of individuals or groups within a community, and indicators include salary, dependence on welfare and asset level. To be disadvantaged is to have an inferior or less favorable position.
Higher Priority
Race
I thought this could come up- The Difference betwen Race and Ethnicity Race has connotations of biological variation and genetic determinism, ethnicity emphasises social and cultural distinctiveness and places greater importance on world views, lifestyles and societal interaction" Mason Durie Professor of Māori Research and Development
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Further Reading
Basten,Jay; Cole,John; Maestas,Ricardo; Mason,Katherine. Redefining the Virtuous Cycle: Replacing the Criterion of Race with Socioeconomic Status in the Admissions Process in Highly Selective Institutions. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper. 1997.
Bernal,Elena-M; Cabrera,Alberto-F; Terenzini,Patrick-T. The Relationship between Race and Socioeconomic Status (SES): Implications for Institutional Research and Admissions Policies. AIR 2000 Annual Forum Paper; 2000.
Bernal,Elena-M; Cabrera,Alberto-F; Terenzini,Patrick-T. Class-Based Affirmative Action Admissions Policies: A Viable Alternative to Race-Based Programs? ASHE Annual Meeting Paper. 1999.
Carnevale,Anthony-P; Rose,Stephen-J. Socioeconomic Status, Race/Ethnicity, and Selective College Admissions. A Century Foundation Paper. 2003.
Kahlenberg,Richard. Economic Affirmative Action in College Admissions: A Progressive Alternative to Racial Preferences and Class Rank Admissions Plans. Issue Brief Series.2003.
Neville,Kate. The Quest for Diversity without Racial Preferences: Higher Education after Hopwood. Special Report. 1999.
Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC. Race-Neutral Alternatives in Postsecondary Education: Innovative Approaches to Diversity. 2003.
