Talking affirmative action: race, opportunity, and everyday ideology

Introduction

1. The right stuff : merit and diversity

Joe Murtaugh : mighty white

Pat Gaheogan : legacy

Steve Clayburgh : the greater good

The best and the brightest

2. Vicious cycles : race, class, discrimination, dysfunction, and other explanations for inequality

Gil Jarreaux : convert

Mel Gibran : people turn their backs

Dave Zaluba : playing the percentages

Rattling the chains of causality

3. Enough is enough : targeting affirmative action on the basis of age, ethnicity, educational level, and socioeconomic background

Drew Kazinski : getting better all the time

Larry Dobbs : too little, too late

Tom Sorbo : you've got to adjust

An Ellis Island of the mind

4. White men's burdens : allocating affirmative action's costs

Peter Galoszy : the invisible hand

Rob Ingraham : a thousand points of light

Nick deLeo : married to the mob

The buck stops where?

5. Taking stock : everyday ideology and affirmative action's future

Policy preferences, racism, and traditional values

By the skin of our teeth : a closer look at the ramifications of Gratz and Grutter

The road ahead.