- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- California's proposition 209: the road to ending affirmative action
- Creator:
- Buckner, Cecelia A.
- Date of Original:
- 2000-07-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This thesis is an analysis of California�s Proposition 209. Proposition 209 is an anti-affirmative action policy that passed in the most populous state in the U.S., California. It succeeded in its efforts to eliminate affirmative action in that state. This study examined the motivation behind the California Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI) or Proposition 209 and the need for affirmative action. The study intended to determine Proposition 209�s motivation and the need for further affirmative action policies through a series of interview questions and the use of content analysis. The case study analysis approach was used to narrow down the topic of affirmative action to one particular policy in one particular state. The researcher found that supporters of Proposition 209 were motivated by the unfair treatment of non-minorities and the move away from the original intent of affirmative action. It was also the concensus that there was not a need for affirmative action in California because the playing field had already been leveled as a result of previous affirmative action policies. The conclusions drawn suggest that despite the supporters� motivation behind Proposition 209 and their assessment of the need for affirmative action, minorities are the ones affected most by affirmative action. The results show that prior to the CCRI, minority presence at California universities continued to rise. After the passage of CCRI, the presence of minorities on California campuses noticeably decreased.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2000_buckner_cecelia_a
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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