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Abstract:Since the 1970s, cases have been heard by the US Supreme Court questioning the constitutionality of affirmative action policies in both hiring and higher education. This study seeks to explore the cause of an anti-affirmative action affect among White women. Specifically, it seeks to uncover a cause of the fragility that exists among some White women who fear that affirmative action has caused them to lose something of value to a less-qualified minority. It sheds light on a cause of White fragility and what this means for the future discourse of affirmative action. Using multivariate analyses, this research shows that due to White fragility, White women have a higher propensity to oppose affirmative action in higher education. Because of the far-reaching implications of affirmative action in hiring and higher education, this research argues that the need for affirmative action has not dissipated in the twenty-first century, and how we discuss affirmative action needs to be revisited. |
