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Confronting affirmative action in Brazil : university quota students and the quest for racial justice /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Penha-Lopes, Vânia (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2017]
Subjects:
Affirmative action programs in education > Brazil.
Universities and colleges > Brazil > Admission.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: why Brazil matters: race as a mirror
  • History in the making: the implementation of affirmative action in Brazil
  • The students
  • University quotas and racial identity
  • Attitudes about the quotas policies
  • An overview of the performance of quota students at Brazilian universities
  • Conclusion: the future of affirmative action in Brazil.