White House Science Fair

NASA Image and Video Library

2013-04-22

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks as he hosts the third-ever White House Science Fair in the East Room at the White House in Washington, April 22, 2013. The science fair celebrated student winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions from across the country. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

24 CFR 125.501 - Fair Housing Organizations Initiative.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... Initiative. 125.501 Section 125.501 Housing and Urban Development Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban... FAIR HOUSING FAIR HOUSING INITIATIVES PROGRAM § 125.501 Fair Housing Organizations Initiative. (a) The Fair Housing Organizations Initiative of the FHIP provides funding to develop or expand the ability of...

75 FR 26271 - Fair Housing Initiatives Program

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-05-11

... DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5376-N-33] Fair Housing Initiatives... Department in selecting the highest ranked applicants to receive funds under the Fair Housing Initiatives... following initiatives; Private Enforcement, Education and Outreach, and Fair Housing Organizations. The...

White House Science Fair

NASA Image and Video Library

2013-04-22

U.S. President Obama recognizes NASA Administrator Charles Bolden during his remarks at the 3rd Annual White House Science Fair in the East Room of the White House on Monday, April 22, 2013. The science fair celebrated student winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions from across the country. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

White House Science Fair

NASA Image and Video Library

2013-04-22

Planetary Society Executive Director and “Bill Nye the Science Guy” host Bill Nye, right, photographs himself with NASA Mars Curiosity Landing mission controller, Bobak "Mohawk Guy" Ferdowsi, during the White House Science Fair held at the White House, April 22, 2013. The science fair celebrated student winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions from across the country. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

7 CFR 3560.104 - Fair housing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... “word of mouth” advertising. (A) Advertising. (1) Frequency. The borrower should advertise availability... Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE....104 Fair housing. (a) General. Borrowers must comply with the requirements of the Fair Housing...

White House Science Fair

NASA Image and Video Library

2014-05-27

Bobak Ferdowsi, a system's engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, speaks with a member of "invenTeam" at the White House Science Fair. Olivia Van Amsterdam, 16, Katelyn Sweeney, 17, and their team of student engineers from Natick, MA, invented a 120 lb remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that can help search-and-rescue dive teams search for bodies in dangerous, icy waters. The fourth White House Science Fair was held at the White House and included 100 students from more than 30 different states who competed in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) competitions. (Photo Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

White House Science Fair

NASA Image and Video Library

2014-05-27

Crystal Brockington and Aaron Barron, both 18 years old, designed a more efficient and cost effective solar cell that harnesses energy without cadmium, which has been shown to be harmful to the environment. They were selected to participate in the White House Science Fair after they were awarded the High School Grand Prize at the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge. The fourth White House Science Fair was held at the White House on May 27, 2014 and included 100 students from more than 30 different states who competed in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) competitions. (Photo Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

White House Science Fair

NASA Image and Video Library

2013-04-22

Director of Strategic Communications and Senior Science and Technology Policy Analyst, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President, Rick Weiss, left, “Big Bang Theory” co-creator Bill Prady, center, and NASA Mars Curiosity Landing mission controller, Bobak "Mohawk Guy" Ferdowsi talk during the White House Science Fair held at the White House, April 22, 2013. The science fair celebrated student winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions from across the country. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

12 CFR 338.4 - Fair housing poster.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 12 Banks and Banking 4 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Fair housing poster. 338.4 Section 338.4 Banks... HOUSING Advertising § 338.4 Fair housing poster. (a) Each bank engaged in extending loans for the purpose... dwelling shall conspicuously display either the Equal Housing Lender poster set forth in paragraph (b) of...

12 CFR 338.4 - Fair housing poster.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 12 Banks and Banking 5 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Fair housing poster. 338.4 Section 338.4 Banks... HOUSING Advertising § 338.4 Fair housing poster. (a) Each bank engaged in extending loans for the purpose... dwelling shall conspicuously display either the Equal Housing Lender poster set forth in paragraph (b) of...

12 CFR 338.4 - Fair housing poster.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 12 Banks and Banking 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Fair housing poster. 338.4 Section 338.4 Banks... HOUSING Advertising § 338.4 Fair housing poster. (a) Each bank engaged in extending loans for the purpose... dwelling shall conspicuously display either the Equal Housing Lender poster set forth in paragraph (b) of...

12 CFR 338.4 - Fair housing poster.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 12 Banks and Banking 5 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Fair housing poster. 338.4 Section 338.4 Banks... HOUSING Advertising § 338.4 Fair housing poster. (a) Each bank engaged in extending loans for the purpose... dwelling shall conspicuously display either the Equal Housing Lender poster set forth in paragraph (b) of...

12 CFR 338.4 - Fair housing poster.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 12 Banks and Banking 5 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Fair housing poster. 338.4 Section 338.4 Banks... HOUSING Advertising § 338.4 Fair housing poster. (a) Each bank engaged in extending loans for the purpose... dwelling shall conspicuously display either the Equal Housing Lender poster set forth in paragraph (b) of...

White House Science Fair

NASA Image and Video Library

2014-05-27

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden poses with an all-girl engineering team that participated in the White House Science Fair. "Team Rocket Power" was one of 100 teams that qualified for last year’s Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC). Nia'mani Robinson, 15, Jasmyn Logan, 15, and Rebecca Chapin-Ridgely, 17, gave up their weekends and free time after school to build and test their bright purple rocket, which is designed to launch to an altitude of about 750 ft, and then return a “payload” (an egg) to the ground safely. The fourth White House Science Fair was held at the White House on May 27, 2014 and included 100 students from more than 30 different states who competed in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) competitions. (Photo Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

White House Maker Faire

NASA Image and Video Library

2014-06-18

The Maker Faire trailer is seen outside the rose garden during the first ever White House Maker Faire, which brings together students, entrepreneurs, and everyday citizens who are using new tools and techniques to launch new businesses, learn vital skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and fuel the renaissance in American manufacturing, at the White House, Wednesday, June 18, 2014 in Washington. The President announced new steps the Administration and its partners are taking to support the ability of more Americans, young and old, to have to access to these tools and techniques and brings their ideas to life. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

White House Science Fair

NASA Image and Video Library

2014-05-27

Girl Scout troop 2612 members from Tulsa, OK take photos of one another with Google Glass at the White House Science Fair Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Avery Dodson, 6; Natalie Hurley, 8; Miriam Schaffer, 8; Claire Winton, 8; and Lucy Claire Sharp, 8 participated in the Junior FIRST Lego League's Disaster Blaster Challenge, which invites elementary-school-aged students from across the country to explore how simple machines, engineering, and math can help solve problems posed by natural disasters. The girls invented the "Flood Proof Bridge" and built a model mechanizing the bridge using motors and developing a computer program to automatically retract the bridge when flood conditions are detected. The fourth White House Science Fair was held at the White House and included 100 students from more than 30 different states who competed in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) competitions. (Photo Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

24 CFR 200.929a - Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... Guidelines. 200.929a Section 200.929a Housing and Urban Development Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban... Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines. Builders and developers may use the Department's Fair Housing Accessibility Guideline when designing or constructing covered multifamily dwelling units in order to comply...

7 CFR 3565.354 - Fair housing accommodations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

..., DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GUARANTEED RURAL RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAM Project Management § 3565.354 Fair housing... in the development of the property, the selection of applicants for housing, and ongoing management...

7 CFR 3565.354 - Fair housing accommodations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

..., DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GUARANTEED RURAL RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAM Project Management § 3565.354 Fair housing... in the development of the property, the selection of applicants for housing, and ongoing management...

7 CFR 3565.354 - Fair housing accommodations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

..., DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GUARANTEED RURAL RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAM Project Management § 3565.354 Fair housing... in the development of the property, the selection of applicants for housing, and ongoing management...

7 CFR 3565.354 - Fair housing accommodations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

..., DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GUARANTEED RURAL RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAM Project Management § 3565.354 Fair housing... in the development of the property, the selection of applicants for housing, and ongoing management...

7 CFR 3565.354 - Fair housing accommodations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

..., DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GUARANTEED RURAL RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAM Project Management § 3565.354 Fair housing... in the development of the property, the selection of applicants for housing, and ongoing management...

White House Maker Faire

NASA Image and Video Library

2014-06-18

Joey Hudy demonstrates his Intel Galileo-based 10x10x10 LED Cube during the first ever White House Maker Faire which brings together students, entrepreneurs, and everyday citizens who are using new tools and techniques to launch new businesses, learn vital skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and fuel the renaissance in American manufacturing, at the White House, Wednesday, June 18, 2014 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Dialectical thinking and fairness-based perspectives of affirmative action.

PubMed

Hideg, Ivona; Ferris, D Lance

2017-05-01

Affirmative action (AA) policies are among the most effective means for enhancing diversity and equality in the workplace, yet are also often viewed with scorn by the wider public. Fairness-based explanations for this scorn suggest AA policies provide preferential treatment to minorities, violating procedural fairness principles of consistent treatment. In other words, to promote equality in the workplace, effective AA policies promote inequality when selecting employees, and the broader public perceives this to be procedurally unfair. Given this inconsistency underlies negative reactions to AA policies, we argue that better preparing individuals to deal with inconsistencies can mitigate negative reactions to AA policies. Integrating theories from the fairness and cognitive styles literature, we demonstrate across 4 studies how dialectical thinking-a cognitive style associated with accepting inconsistencies in one's environment-increases support for AA policies via procedural fairness perceptions. Specifically, we found support for our propositions across a variety of AA policy types (i.e., strong and weak preference policies) and when conceptualizing dialectical thinking either as an individual difference or as a state that can be primed-including being primed by the framing of the AA policy itself. We discuss theoretical contributions and insights for policy-making at government and organizational levels. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved).

24 CFR Appendix to Subpart M of... - Equal Housing Opportunity Insignia

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... advertising and marketing program in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color... HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO FHA PROGRAMS Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing...

White House Maker Faire

NASA Image and Video Library

2014-06-18

President Barack Obama delivers his remarks at the first ever White House Maker Faire, which brings together students, entrepreneurs, and everyday citizens who are using new tools and techniques to launch new businesses, learn vital skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and fuel the renaissance in American manufacturing, at the White House, Wednesday, June 18, 2014 in Washington. The President announced new steps the Administration and its partners are taking to support the ability of more Americans, young and old, to have to access to these tools and techniques and brings their ideas to life. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

24 CFR 888.113 - Fair market rents for existing housing: Methodology.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 4 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Fair market rents for existing... DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM, SECTION 202 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY PROGRAM AND SECTION 811 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PROGRAM) SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM-FAIR MARKET...

24 CFR 888.111 - Fair market rents for existing housing: Applicability.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 4 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Fair market rents for existing... DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM, SECTION 202 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY PROGRAM AND SECTION 811 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PROGRAM) SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM-FAIR MARKET...

24 CFR 200.300 - Nondiscrimination and fair housing policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Nondiscrimination and fair housing policy. 200.300 Section 200.300 Housing and Urban Development Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development (Continued) OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING-FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT...

White House Science Fair Emphasizes Importance of STEM Education

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Showstack, Randy

2014-06-01

"I have a confession to make," U.S. president Barack Obama told the audience of young inventors and their mentors at a 27 May White House Science Fair ceremony in the East Room of the White House. "When I was growing up, my science fair projects were not as successful as the ones here." Recalling that during one of his experiments, "a bunch of mice escaped in my grandmother's apartment," Obama joked, "These experiments did not take me straight to the White House."

White House Maker Faire

NASA Image and Video Library

2014-06-18

A prototype model of the Made In Space 3D printer is on display during the first ever White House Maker Faire which brings together students, entrepreneurs, and everyday citizens who are using new tools and techniques to launch new businesses, learn vital skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and fuel the renaissance in American manufacturing, at the White House, Wednesday, June 18, 2014 in Washington. The Made In Space 3D printer was just approved by NASA to be tested onboard the International Space Station (ISS), and NASA announced a challenge for students to design items that would be printed by this first 3D printer to fly in space. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

24 CFR 570.904 - Equal opportunity and fair housing review criteria.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... person within the meaning of section 109. The extent to which persons of a particular race, gender, or... 24 Housing and Urban Development 3 2014-04-01 2013-04-01 true Equal opportunity and fair housing... Performance Reviews § 570.904 Equal opportunity and fair housing review criteria. (a) General. (1) Where the...

24 CFR 570.904 - Equal opportunity and fair housing review criteria.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... person within the meaning of section 109. The extent to which persons of a particular race, gender, or... 24 Housing and Urban Development 3 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Equal opportunity and fair housing... Performance Reviews § 570.904 Equal opportunity and fair housing review criteria. (a) General. (1) Where the...

24 CFR 570.904 - Equal opportunity and fair housing review criteria.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... person within the meaning of section 109. The extent to which persons of a particular race, gender, or... 24 Housing and Urban Development 3 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Equal opportunity and fair housing... Performance Reviews § 570.904 Equal opportunity and fair housing review criteria. (a) General. (1) Where the...

White House Maker Faire

NASA Image and Video Library

2014-06-18

Lindsay Lawlor, of San Diego, Calif., left, demonstrates his creation, a 17-foot-tall, robotic giraffe that "walks" on wheels and is powered by a 12-horsepower hybrid fuel-engine motor, during the first ever White House Maker Faire, which brings together students, entrepreneurs, and everyday citizens who are using new tools and techniques to launch new businesses, learn vital skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and fuel the renaissance in American manufacturing, at the White House, Wednesday, June 18, 2014 in Washington. The President announced new steps the Administration and its partners are taking to support the ability of more Americans, young and old, to have to access to these tools and techniques and brings their ideas to life. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

White House Maker Faire

NASA Image and Video Library

2014-06-18

The Made In Space company displays some of the tools that can be made by their 3D printer during the first ever White House Maker Faire which brings together students, entrepreneurs, and everyday citizens who are using new tools and techniques to launch new businesses, learn vital skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and fuel the renaissance in American manufacturing, at the White House, Wednesday, June 18, 2014 in Washington. The Made In Space 3D printer was just approved by NASA to be tested onboard the International Space Station (ISS), and NASA announced a challenge for students to design items that would be printed by this first 3D printer to fly in space. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

White House Maker Faire

NASA Image and Video Library

2014-06-18

Sara Ann Wylie of Public Lab shows the do to yourself Balloon Mapping Kit, during the first ever White House Maker Faire, which brings together students, entrepreneurs, and everyday citizens who are using new tools and techniques to launch new businesses, learn vital skills in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and fuel the renaissance in American manufacturing, at the White House, Wednesday, June 18, 2014 in Washington. The Balloon Mapping Kit enables you to take your own aerial photos from 1000 ft or higher. The President announced new steps the Administration and its partners are taking to support the ability of more Americans, young and old, to have to access to these tools and techniques and brings their ideas to life. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

78 FR 14321 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request: Fair Housing Training Survey

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-03-05

... Information Collection; Comment Request: Fair Housing Training Survey AGENCY: Office of Fair Housing and Equal... of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) began an outreach initiative to strengthen FHEO's ties... will be able to recognize and report discrimination in [[Page 14322

24 CFR 180.410 - Charges under the Fair Housing Act.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Charges under the Fair Housing Act. 180.410 Section 180.410 Housing and Urban Development Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT...

Obama Boosts Science Education During White House Student Fair

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Showstack, Randy

2010-10-01

With the East Room of the White House flush with Nobel laureates and government officials, including freshly sworn-in U.S. National Science Foundation director Subra Suresh, President Barack Obama honored dozens of students who participated in a White House science fair on 18 October. The fair—many of whose participants have won other science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) competitions—is part of a series of events that culminated 23-24 October in the USA Science and Engineering Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D. C., and at 50 satellite events around the country. “We welcome championship sports teams to the White House to celebrate their victories,” Obama said, noting that the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team, New Orleans Saints football team, and others have been to the White House. “I thought we ought to do the same thing for the winners of science fair and robotic contests and math competitions, because often we don’t give these victories the attention that they deserve. When you win first place at a science fair, nobody is rushing the field or dumping Gatorade over your head [in celebration].”

12 CFR Appendix III to Part 27 - Fair Housing Lending Inquiry/Application Log Sheet

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 12 Banks and Banking 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Fair Housing Lending Inquiry/Application Log Sheet III Appendix III to Part 27 Banks and Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY FAIR HOUSING HOME LOAN DATA SYSTEM Pt. 27, App. III Appendix III to Part 27—Fair Housing Lending...

24 CFR 888.115 - Fair market rents for existing housing: Manner of publication.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 4 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Fair market rents for existing..., SECTION 202 DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM, SECTION 202 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY PROGRAM AND SECTION 811... MARKET RENTS AND CONTRACT RENT ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT FACTORS Fair Market Rents § 888.115 Fair market rents...

78 FR 55091 - Fair Housing Initiatives Program-Fiscal Year 2013 Application and Award Policies and Procedures...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-09-09

... DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5733-N-01] Fair Housing Initiatives... for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program during Fiscal Year (FY) 2013. DATES: Comment Due Date... funding and grant administration under the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP), HUD invites comments...

77 FR 55491 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request: Fair Housing Initiatives Program...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-09-10

... DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5605-N-01] Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request: Fair Housing Initiatives Program Grant Application and Monitoring Reports AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO...

Metropolitan Housing Desegregation: The Case for an Affirmative Program under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Levin, Arthur, J.; Silard, John

A 1966 document reviews a number of issues about housing segregation, which are related to Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Discussed in five sections are the displacement impact of major Federal construction programs, Federal assistance to private housing, metropolitan housing desegregation, affirmative programs for desegregation, and…

24 CFR 125.501 - Fair Housing Organizations Initiative.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... establish a new organization in a locality not identified as a target area, but in such a case, the... multi-year basis contingent upon annual performance reviews and annual appropriations, new fair housing... contributions, in the year for which funding is sought. (c) Establishing new organizations—(1) Eligible...

24 CFR 125.501 - Fair Housing Organizations Initiative.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... establish a new organization in a locality not identified as a target area, but in such a case, the... multi-year basis contingent upon annual performance reviews and annual appropriations, new fair housing... contributions, in the year for which funding is sought. (c) Establishing new organizations—(1) Eligible...

24 CFR 125.501 - Fair Housing Organizations Initiative.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... establish a new organization in a locality not identified as a target area, but in such a case, the... multi-year basis contingent upon annual performance reviews and annual appropriations, new fair housing... contributions, in the year for which funding is sought. (c) Establishing new organizations—(1) Eligible...

24 CFR 125.501 - Fair Housing Organizations Initiative.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... establish a new organization in a locality not identified as a target area, but in such a case, the... multi-year basis contingent upon annual performance reviews and annual appropriations, new fair housing... contributions, in the year for which funding is sought. (c) Establishing new organizations—(1) Eligible...

7 CFR 3575.40 - Equal opportunity and Fair Housing Act requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 15 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Equal opportunity and Fair Housing Act requirements. 3575.40 Section 3575.40 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GENERAL Community Programs Guaranteed Loans § 3575.40 Equal...

76 FR 58827 - Announcement of Funding Awards; Fair Housing Initiatives Program Fiscal Year (FY) 2009

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-09-22

... Street, Austin, TX (512) 474-7007 6 274,707.00 78702 San Antonio Fair Housing Council, Inc.: 4414....00 Houston, TX 77001-0292 Arizona Fair Housing Center: 615 N 5th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85003. (602) 548..., Cincinnati, OH 45202 [[Page 58830

78 FR 11459 - Implementation of the Fair Housing Act's Discriminatory Effects Standard

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-02-15

...Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended (Fair Housing Act or Act), prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of dwellings and in other housing-related activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin.\\1\\ HUD, which is statutorily charged with the authority and responsibility for interpreting and enforcing the Fair Housing Act and with the power to make rules implementing the Act, has long interpreted the Act to prohibit practices with an unjustified discriminatory effect, regardless of whether there was an intent to discriminate. The eleven federal courts of appeals that have ruled on this issue agree with this interpretation. While HUD and every federal appellate court to have ruled on the issue have determined that liability under the Act may be established through proof of discriminatory effects, the statute itself does not specify a standard for proving a discriminatory effects violation. As a result, although HUD and courts are in agreement that practices with discriminatory effects may violate the Fair Housing Act, there has been some minor variation in the application of the discriminatory effects standard. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

24 CFR 904.104 - Eligibility and selection of homebuyers.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... Eligibility and selection of homebuyers. (a) Announcement of availability of housing; fair housing marketing... to HUD an Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan and shall otherwise comply with the provisions of the Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Regulations, 24 CFR part 200, subpart M, as if the LHA were an...

76 FR 73983 - Consolidated Delegation of Authority for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-11-29

... Consolidated Delegation of Authority for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity; Notices #0;#0... the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD. ACTION: Notice... 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and...

24 CFR 180.415 - Notice of proposed adverse action regarding Federal financial assistance in non-Fair Housing Act...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... regarding Federal financial assistance in non-Fair Housing Act matters. 180.415 Section 180.415 Housing and... CONSOLIDATED HUD HEARING PROCEDURES FOR CIVIL RIGHTS MATTERS Proceedings Prior to Hearing § 180.415 Notice of proposed adverse action regarding Federal financial assistance in non-Fair Housing Act matters. (a) Filing...

24 CFR 8.52 - Remedial and affirmative action.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Remedial and affirmative action. 8... THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Enforcement § 8.52 Remedial and affirmative action. (a) Remedial action. (1) If the responsible civil rights official finds that a recipient has discriminated...

24 CFR 8.52 - Remedial and affirmative action.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Remedial and affirmative action. 8... THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Enforcement § 8.52 Remedial and affirmative action. (a) Remedial action. (1) If the responsible civil rights official finds that a recipient has discriminated...

24 CFR 92.351 - Affirmative marketing; minority outreach program.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Affirmative marketing; minority....351 Affirmative marketing; minority outreach program. (a) Affirmative marketing. (1) Each participating jurisdiction must adopt affirmative marketing procedures and requirements for rental and homebuyer...

76 FR 58822 - Announcement of Funding Awards; Fair Housing Initiatives Program; Fiscal Year 2010

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-09-22

... Suite 150, Austin, TX 78702. Metropolitan Fair Housing Council of Oklahoma, Mary Dulan, 405-232-3247... 61101-1049. Housing Research & Advocacy Center: 3631 Perkins Jeffrey Dillman, 216-361-9240. 5 125,000.00..., Kalamazoo, MI 49007. Housing Research & Advocacy Center: 3631 Perkins Jeffrey Dillman, 216-361-9240. 5 325...

24 CFR 92.351 - Affirmative marketing; minority outreach program.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... projects containing 5 or more HOME-assisted housing units. Affirmative marketing steps consist of actions... disability. (The affirmative marketing procedures do not apply to families with Section 8 tenant-based rental housing assistance or families with tenant-based rental assistance provided with HOME funds.) (2) The...

24 CFR 92.351 - Affirmative marketing; minority outreach program.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... projects containing 5 or more HOME-assisted housing units. Affirmative marketing steps consist of actions... disability. (The affirmative marketing procedures do not apply to families with Section 8 tenant-based rental housing assistance or families with tenant-based rental assistance provided with HOME funds.) (2) The...

24 CFR 570.904 - Equal opportunity and fair housing review criteria.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

..., sex, national origin, age or handicap, has treated some persons less favorably than others, or (ii... applicable, sex, national origin, age or handicap, or fair housing to persons of a particular race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, or (iii) Where the Secretary required a further assurance pursuant to...

24 CFR 570.904 - Equal opportunity and fair housing review criteria.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

..., sex, national origin, age or handicap, has treated some persons less favorably than others, or (ii... applicable, sex, national origin, age or handicap, or fair housing to persons of a particular race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, or (iii) Where the Secretary required a further assurance pursuant to...

76 FR 4193 - Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs-Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity

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2011-01-24

... (Pub. L. 111-84, approved October 28, 2009). In support of this enactment, Congress found that violence... evidence of violence and discrimination against LGBT persons, the Department is concerned that its own....105(a)(2); and (b) The affirmative fair housing marketing requirements in 24 CFR part 200, subpart M...

24 CFR 200.610 - Policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO FHA PROGRAMS Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Regulations § 200.610 Policy. It... condition in which individuals of similar income levels in the same housing market area have a like range of... programs shall pursue affirmative fair housing marketing policies in soliciting buyers and tenants, in...

77 FR 41436 - Announcement of Funding Awards; Fair Housing Initiatives Program Fiscal Year 2012

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... Inc., 161 Cesar Chevaz Street, Katherine Stark, 512-474-7007. 6 324,723.00 Austin, TX 78702. Greater... Espinoza, 469-941-0383 6 261,589.00 Drive, Suite 130, Dallas, TX 75235. Fair Housing Council of Oregon, 506...-733-3247.... 6 325,000.00 Drive, Suite 229, San Antonio, TX 78228. Family Housing Advisory Services...

76 FR 73984 - Order of Succession for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

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2011-11-29

... DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5544-D-02] Order of Succession for the... and Equal Opportunity, HUD. ACTION: Notice of Order of Succession. SUMMARY: In this notice, the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity designates the Order of Succession for the Office...

24 CFR 511.13 - Nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and affirmative marketing requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

..., and affirmative marketing requirements. 511.13 Section 511.13 Housing and Urban Development..., and affirmative marketing requirements. In addition to the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity requirements set forth in 24 CFR part 5, the following requirements apply: (a) Affirmative marketing. The...

Science Fair

NASA Image and Video Library

2014-05-27

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden (left) and Bill Nye, The Science Guy, speak with some students that participated in the White House Science Fair. The fourth White House Science Fair was held at the White House on May 27, 2014 and included 100 students from more than 30 different states who competed in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) competitions. (Photo Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

24 CFR 146.47 - Remedial and affirmative action by recipients.

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2011-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Remedial and affirmative action by... Remedial and affirmative action by recipients. (a) Where the Secretary finds that a recipient has... action. (b) Even in the absence of a finding of discrimination, a recipient may take affirmative action...

24 CFR 146.47 - Remedial and affirmative action by recipients.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Remedial and affirmative action by... Remedial and affirmative action by recipients. (a) Where the Secretary finds that a recipient has... action. (b) Even in the absence of a finding of discrimination, a recipient may take affirmative action...

24 CFR 92.351 - Affirmative marketing; minority outreach program.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... and homebuyer projects containing five or more HOME-assisted housing units. Affirmative marketing...-based rental assistance and downpayment assistance programs. Affirmative marketing steps consist of... disability. If participating jurisdiction's written agreement with the project owner permits the rental...

24 CFR 5.655 - Section 8 project-based assistance programs: Owner preferences in selection for a project or unit.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... in the Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing plan (in accordance with § 108.25 of this title) as a... jurisdiction in which the project is located; (C) Modification of the Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan... with a specific disability. (4) Preference for victims of domestic violence. The owner should consider...

24 CFR 5.655 - Section 8 project-based assistance programs: Owner preferences in selection for a project or unit.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... in the Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing plan (in accordance with § 108.25 of this title) as a... jurisdiction in which the project is located; (C) Modification of the Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan... with a specific disability. (4) Preference for victims of domestic violence. The owner should consider...

24 CFR 5.655 - Section 8 project-based assistance programs: Owner preferences in selection for a project or unit.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... in the Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing plan (in accordance with § 108.25 of this title) as a... jurisdiction in which the project is located; (C) Modification of the Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan... with a specific disability. (4) Preference for victims of domestic violence. The owner should consider...

24 CFR 5.655 - Section 8 project-based assistance programs: Owner preferences in selection for a project or unit.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... in the Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing plan (in accordance with § 108.25 of this title) as a... jurisdiction in which the project is located; (C) Modification of the Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan... with a specific disability. (4) Preference for victims of domestic violence. The owner should consider...

24 CFR 5.655 - Section 8 project-based assistance programs: Owner preferences in selection for a project or unit.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... in the Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing plan (in accordance with § 108.25 of this title) as a... jurisdiction in which the project is located; (C) Modification of the Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan... with a specific disability. (4) Preference for victims of domestic violence. The owner should consider...

24 CFR 3.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and... ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Introduction § 3.110 Remedial and affirmative action and... discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on the basis of sex in an...

24 CFR 3.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and... ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Introduction § 3.110 Remedial and affirmative action and... discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on the basis of sex in an...

78 FR 43709 - Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing

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2013-07-19

..., particularly as reflected in racially and ethnically concentrated areas of poverty. The United States Supreme.... In furtherance of the Supreme Court's decision in Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581(1999), and pursuant...

24 CFR 570.601 - Public Law 88-352 and Public Law 90-284; affirmatively furthering fair housing; Executive Order...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... Urban Development Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development (Continued) OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY... 24 Housing and Urban Development 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Public Law 88-352 and Public Law 90...

24 CFR 92.351 - Affirmative marketing; minority outreach program.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... organizations, places of worship, employment centers, fair housing groups, or housing counseling agencies); (iv... releases and solicitations for owners, and written communication to fair housing and other groups); (ii...

The Federal Civil Rights Enforcement Effort--1974. Volume II: To Provide ... For Fair Housing.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Buckley, Grace M.; And Others

This report evaluates the Civil Rights activities of seven federal agencies with fair housing responsibilities. It is the second of a series of six reports to be issued by the Commission on Civil Rights describing the structure, mechanisms, and procedures utilized by the federal departments and agencies in their effort to end discrimination…

Obama Announces Science Education Goal at White House Science Fair

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Showstack, Randy

2012-02-01

With student participants in the second annual White House Science Fair as a backdrop, President Barack Obama announced on 7 February programs to help prepare new math and science teachers and to meet a new goal of having 1 million more U.S. college graduates in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) over the next decade than there would be at the current graduation rate. That goal is outlined in a report entitled “Engage to excel,” by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), released the same day. Obama also announced several other initiatives, including a $22 million private-sector investment, led by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, to invest in STEM teacher training. After he toured the science fair projects, Obama said the science fair students “inspire” him. “What impresses me so much is not just how smart you are, but it's the fact that you recognize you've got a responsibility to use your talents in service of something bigger than yourselves,” he said. What these young people are doing is “going to make a bigger difference in the life of our country over the long term than just about anything,” adding, “We've got to emphasize how important this is and recognize these incredible young people who are doing that that I couldn't even imagine thinking about at fifth grade or eighth grade or in high school.”

24 CFR 200.610 - Policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Policy. 200.610 Section 200.610... GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO FHA PROGRAMS Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Regulations § 200.610 Policy. It is the policy of the Department to administer its FHA housing programs affirmatively, as to achieve a...

76 FR 71059 - Announcement of Funding Awards; HUD's Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 NOFA for the Fair Housing Initiatives...

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2011-11-16

... Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3601-19 (the Fair Housing Act) provides the Secretary of... discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin in the sale...

Be Strong Enough to Say No: Self-Affirmation Increases Rejection to Unfair Offers

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Gu, Ruolei; Yang, Jing; Shi, Yuanyuan; Luo, Yi; Luo, Yu L. L.; Cai, Huajian

2016-01-01

We propose that self-affirmation may endow people more psychological resources to buffer against the negative influence of rejecting unfair offers in the classic ultimatum game (UG) and further lead to a stronger tendency to reject those offers. We tested this possibility by conducting an event-related potential (ERP) study about the UG, with the ERP component P3 as an indirect indicator of psychological resources. Participants were randomly assigned to the affirmation or control condition and then completed the UG through electrophysiological recording. As expected, the behavioral data indicated that compared with unaffirmed ones, affirmed participants were more likely to reject unfair UG offers; the electrophysiological data indicated that compared to the unaffirmed, affirmed participants showed a greater P3 in response to the presentation of an offer. These findings suggest that psychological resources may play a role in rejecting others beyond the fairness concern, and additionally shed light on the neural mechanisms underlying self-affirmation. PMID:27920742

Be Strong Enough to Say No: Self-Affirmation Increases Rejection to Unfair Offers.

PubMed

Gu, Ruolei; Yang, Jing; Shi, Yuanyuan; Luo, Yi; Luo, Yu L L; Cai, Huajian

2016-01-01

We propose that self-affirmation may endow people more psychological resources to buffer against the negative influence of rejecting unfair offers in the classic ultimatum game (UG) and further lead to a stronger tendency to reject those offers. We tested this possibility by conducting an event-related potential (ERP) study about the UG, with the ERP component P3 as an indirect indicator of psychological resources. Participants were randomly assigned to the affirmation or control condition and then completed the UG through electrophysiological recording. As expected, the behavioral data indicated that compared with unaffirmed ones, affirmed participants were more likely to reject unfair UG offers; the electrophysiological data indicated that compared to the unaffirmed, affirmed participants showed a greater P3 in response to the presentation of an offer. These findings suggest that psychological resources may play a role in rejecting others beyond the fairness concern, and additionally shed light on the neural mechanisms underlying self-affirmation.

7 CFR 3560.154 - Tenant selection.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

..., ethnicity, and sex of individual applicants on the basis of visual observation or surname,” and (10) Social... documented in the housing project's management plan and Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan. (d...

After Michigan, What? Next Steps for Affirmative Action. Policy Perspectives

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Slaughter, John Brooks

2007-01-01

While colleges and legal analysts are focusing on what to do in the post-Hopwood world, some of us are still asking whether a move away from affirmative action was a prudent move from the beginning. Is it fair for society to move away from supporting students who have not had an equitable chance at the educational brass ring just because, in most…

24 CFR 511.13 - Nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and affirmative marketing requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 3 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Nondiscrimination, equal... RENTAL REHABILITATION GRANT PROGRAM Program Requirements § 511.13 Nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and affirmative marketing requirements. In addition to the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity...

75 FR 17793 - Public Federal Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Hearing; Region III Regulatory Fairness Board

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2010-04-07

... Regulatory Fairness Board Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2, notice is hereby given that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Region III Regulatory Fairness Board and... and Development Authority, Virginia Housing Center, 4224 Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060-3318. The...

Concern for the in-group and opposition to affirmative action.

PubMed

Lowery, Brian S; Unzueta, Miguel M; Knowles, Eric D; Goff, Phillip Atiba

2006-06-01

The present experiments suggest that the desire to benefit the in-group drives dominant-group members' policy preferences, independent of concern for out-groups' outcomes. In Experiment 1, the effect of a manipulation of affirmative action procedures on policy support was mediated by how Whites expected the policy to affect fellow Whites, but not by the expected effect on minorities. In Experiments 2 and 3, when focused on losses for the White in-group, Whites' racial identity was negatively related to support for affirmative action. However, when focused on gains for the Black out-group or when participants were told that Whites were not affected by the policy, racial identity did not predict attitudes toward the policy. In Experiments 2 and 3, perceived fairness mediated these effects. Copyright 2006 APA, all rights reserved.

24 CFR 200.640 - Effect on other requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Effect on other requirements. 200... HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO FHA PROGRAMS Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Regulations § 200.640 Effect on other requirements. The requirement for compliance with this part is in...

7 CFR 1955.133 - Nondiscrimination.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, RURAL BUSINESS...) PROGRAM REGULATIONS (CONTINUED) PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Disposal of Inventory Property General § 1955.133... for which the Federal financial assistance was extended. (b) Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan...

Off-Campus Student Housing Satisfaction

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Delgadillo, Lucy; Erickson, Luke V.

2006-01-01

Results from a survey of 180 students at a western university suggest that apartment manager's responsiveness and fairness explain 50% of the variance in determining student satisfaction with off-campus housing. Variables that measured aspects of the off-campus housing experience included manager fairness, likelihood of renting from the manager…

The Politics of Affirmation Theory: When Group-Affirmation Leads to Greater Ingroup Bias.

PubMed

Ehrlich, Gaven A; Gramzow, Richard H

2015-08-01

It has been well established in the literature that affirming the individual self reduces the tendency to exhibit group-favoring biases. The limited research examining group-affirmation and bias, however, is inconclusive. We argue that group-affirmation can exacerbate group-serving biases in certain contexts, and in the current set of studies, we document this phenomenon directly. Unlike self-affirmation, group-affirmation led to greater ingroup-favoring evaluative judgments among political partisans (Experiment 1). This increase in evaluative bias following group-affirmation was moderated by political party identification and was not found among those who affirmed a non-political ingroup (Experiment 2). In addition, the mechanism underlying these findings is explored and interpreted within the theoretical frameworks of self-categorization theory and the multiple self-aspects model (Experiments 2 and 3). The broader implications of our findings for the understanding of social identity and affirmation theory are discussed. © 2015 by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc.

24 CFR 572.215 - Implementation grants-eligible activities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... related to implementing the affirmative fair housing marketing strategy required under § 572.110. (k...) Homebuyer outreach and selection. Reasonable and necessary costs of marketing the program to potential...

24 CFR 108.15 - Pre-occupancy conference.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... HOUSING COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES FOR AFFIRMATIVE FAIR HOUSING MARKETING § 108.15 Pre-occupancy conference. Applicants shall submit a Notification of Intent to Begin Marketing to the monitoring office no later than 90 days prior to engaging in sales or rental marketing activities. Upon receipt of the Notification of...

24 CFR 598.210 - What certifications must governments make?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... affirmatively furthers fair housing on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and familial status (presence of children). (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under Control...

24 CFR 598.210 - What certifications must governments make?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... affirmatively furthers fair housing on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and familial status (presence of children). (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under Control...

24 CFR 598.210 - What certifications must governments make?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... affirmatively furthers fair housing on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and familial status (presence of children). (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under Control...

Self-Affirmation Activates the Ventral Striatum: A Possible Reward-Related Mechanism for Self-Affirmation.

PubMed

Dutcher, Janine M; Creswell, J David; Pacilio, Laura E; Harris, Peter R; Klein, William M P; Levine, John M; Bower, Julienne E; Muscatell, Keely A; Eisenberger, Naomi I

2016-04-01

Self-affirmation (reflecting on important personal values) has been shown to have a range of positive effects; however, the neural basis of self-affirmation is not known. Building on studies showing that thinking about self-preferences activates neural reward pathways, we hypothesized that self-affirmation would activate brain reward circuitry during functional MRI (fMRI) studies. In Study 1, with college students, making judgments about important personal values during self-affirmation activated neural reward regions (i.e., ventral striatum), whereas making preference judgments that were not self-relevant did not. Study 2 replicated these results in a community sample, again showing that self-affirmation activated the ventral striatum. These are among the first fMRI studies to identify neural processes during self-affirmation. The findings extend theory by showing that self-affirmation may be rewarding and may provide a first step toward identifying a neural mechanism by which self-affirmation may produce a wide range of beneficial effects. © The Author(s) 2016.

Animal Housing: Emotional Support Animals on Campuses

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Salminen, Erik; Gregory, Dennis E.

2018-01-01

The results of recent cases indicate that residences and dormitories owned by higher education institutions should be considered "dwellings," and thus subject to the Fair Housing Act. The Fair Housing Act (1968) as amended requires that the providers of dwellings accommodate assistance animals, which includes not only service animals,…

7 CFR 3560.104 - Fair housing.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... radio, newspaper, TV, signs, etc., are best suited to reach those very low-income or low-income groups... with physical rehabilitation centers, hospitals, workshops for the disabled, commissions on aging, and... accordance with the management plan. (d) Housing sign requirements. (1) A permanent sign identifying the...

24 CFR 200.635 - Compliance.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Compliance. 200.635 Section 200.635... GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO FHA PROGRAMS Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Regulations § 200.635 Compliance... Department will enforce compliance through the procedures outlined in 24 CFR part 108. [37 FR 75, Jan. 5...

24 CFR 200.635 - Compliance.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Compliance. 200.635 Section 200.635... GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO FHA PROGRAMS Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Regulations § 200.635 Compliance... Department will enforce compliance through the procedures outlined in 24 CFR part 108. [37 FR 75, Jan. 5...

Affirmative Action: A Personal View.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Hayashi, Patrick

1992-01-01

An Asian-American college admissions director discusses affirmative action based on his own experiences and the comments of Shelby Steele, an African-American critic of affirmative action. He argues that affirmative action promotes distrust and self-doubt. He proposes that honest self-assessment is more productive and affirmative action should not…

24 CFR 108.25 - Compliance meeting.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Compliance meeting. 108.25 Section... COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES FOR AFFIRMATIVE FAIR HOUSING MARKETING § 108.25 Compliance meeting. (a) Scheduling meeting. If an applicant fails to comply with requirements under § 108.15 or § 108.20 or it appears that...

7 CFR 3550.251 - Property management and disposition.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... property through direct sales, sealed bid, or auction. RHS will follow affirmative fair housing marketing.... RHS will also notify any potential purchaser of any known lead-based paint hazards. (3) Property on... housing during the first 60 days after the date of the first notice of sale, and during the first 30 days...

Preferential Affirmative Action.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Bell, Derrick A., Jr.

1982-01-01

Discusses the philosophical rationale for preferential affirmative action presented by Daniel C. Maguire in "A New American Justice." Maintains that self-interest bars present society's acceptance of Maguire's theories of justice, as demonstrated in negative reactions to the Harvard Law Review's affirmative action plan. (MJL)

Notes of a Racial Caste Baby. Color Blindness and the End of Affirmative Action. Critical America Series.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Fair, Bryan K.

This book is a defense of remedial affirmative action and an assertion that it is a policy that is a fair and workable solution to the chronic problem of racial caste in the United States. The personal narrative of the author, eighth of 10 children born to a single mother on public assistance, is combined with the discussion of American history…

29 CFR 1607.13 - Affirmative action.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 29 Labor 4 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Affirmative action. 1607.13 Section 1607.13 Labor... EMPLOYEE SELECTION PROCEDURES (1978) General Principles § 1607.13 Affirmative action. A. Affirmative action... relieve users of any obligations they may have to undertake affirmative action to assure equal employment...

29 CFR 1607.13 - Affirmative action.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 29 Labor 4 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Affirmative action. 1607.13 Section 1607.13 Labor... EMPLOYEE SELECTION PROCEDURES (1978) General Principles § 1607.13 Affirmative action. A. Affirmative action... relieve users of any obligations they may have to undertake affirmative action to assure equal employment...

Remarks by James P. Turner, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, before the First Annual Conference, National Fair Housing Alliance, Washington, D.C.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Turner, James P.

This speech by an official of the U.S. Department of Justice reports on the steps that the Department is taking through its Civil Rights Division to enforce the new Fair Housing Act Amendments, and discusses how the Act fosters a cooperative interagency approach to enforcement. Between passage of the Act and its effective date of March 12, 1989,…

Affirmative Action: History and Analysis

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Garrison-Wade, Dorothy F.; Lewis, Chance W.

2004-01-01

From its inception, affirmative action policies were created to improve the employment and/or educational opportunities for members of minority groups and women. Even today, however, the debate continues over the future of affirmative action. Proponents offer empirical evidence illustrating that affirmative action has been favorable in aiding…

Data mining of space heating system performance in affordable housing

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Ren, Xiaoxin; Yan, Da; Hong, Tianzhen

The space heating in residential buildings accounts for a considerable amount of the primary energy use. Therefore, understanding the operation and performance of space heating systems becomes crucial in improving occupant comfort while reducing energy use. This study investigated the behavior of occupants adjusting their thermostat settings and heating system operations in a 62-unit affordable housing complex in Revere, Massachusetts, USA. The data mining methods, including clustering approach and decision trees, were used to ascertain occupant behavior patterns. Data tabulating ON/OFF space heating states was assessed, to provide a better understanding of the intermittent operation of space heating systems inmore » terms of system cycling frequency and the duration of each operation. The decision tree was used to verify the link between room temperature settings, house and heating system characteristics and the heating energy use. The results suggest that the majority of apartments show fairly constant room temperature profiles with limited variations during a day or between weekday and weekend. Data clustering results revealed six typical patterns of room temperature profiles during the heating season. Space heating systems cycled more frequently than anticipated due to a tight range of room thermostat settings and potentially oversized heating capacities. In conclusion, from this study affirm data mining techniques are an effective method to analyze large datasets and extract hidden patterns to inform design and improve operations.« less

Data mining of space heating system performance in affordable housing

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Ren, Xiaoxin; Yan, Da; Hong, Tianzhen

2015-02-16

The space heating in residential buildings accounts for a considerable amount of the primary energy use. Therefore, understanding the operation and performance of space heating systems becomes crucial in improving occupant comfort while reducing energy use. This study investigated the behavior of occupants adjusting their thermostat settings and heating system operations in a 62-unit affordable housing complex in Revere, Massachusetts, USA. The data mining methods, including clustering approach and decision trees, were used to ascertain occupant behavior patterns. Data tabulating ON/OFF space heating states was assessed, to provide a better understanding of the intermittent operation of space heating systems inmore » terms of system cycling frequency and the duration of each operation. The decision tree was used to verify the link between room temperature settings, house and heating system characteristics and the heating energy use. The results suggest that the majority of apartments show fairly constant room temperature profiles with limited variations during a day or between weekday and weekend. Data clustering results revealed six typical patterns of room temperature profiles during the heating season. Space heating systems cycled more frequently than anticipated due to a tight range of room thermostat settings and potentially oversized heating capacities. In conclusion, from this study affirm data mining techniques are an effective method to analyze large datasets and extract hidden patterns to inform design and improve operations.« less

Affirmative Action or Affirmation of the Status Quo? Black Faculty and Administrators in Higher Education.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Sudarkasa, Niara

1987-01-01

Views on outcomes of affirmative action policy for U.S. higher education, areas of conflict, and changes that might promote affirmative action are discussed. It is suggested that affirmative action in college hiring and admissions has resulted in a small proportion of the opportunities made available to black Americans over the past two decades.…

Oxford House: Deaf-Affirmative Support for Substance Abuse Recovery

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Alvarez, Josefina; Adebanjo, Aderonke M.; Davidson, Michelle K.; Jason, Leonard A.; Davis, Margaret I.

2006-01-01

Deaf individuals seeking substance abuse recovery are less likely to have access to treatment and aftercare services because of a lack of culturally and linguistically specific programs and insufficient information about existing services. Previous research indicates that Oxford House, a network of resident-run recovery homes, serves a diverse…

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Collection of Federal Affirmative Action Goals and Timetables and Enforcement of Federal Sector EEO Complaints. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session, Washington, DC, July 23, 1985.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.

This report of a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities addresses the issues of complying with Federal standards concerning equal representation of minorities and women in Federal jobs. In 1984, three agencies refused to submit affirmative action goals and timetables: The Department of Justice, the Federal Trade…

Therapist correlates of attitudes toward sexual minority individuals, affirmative counseling self-efficacy, and beliefs about affirmative practice.

PubMed

Alessi, Edward J; Dillon, Frank R; Kim, Hillary Mi-Sung

2016-07-01

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of training in sexual minority issues, professional identification, and gender on attitudes toward lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals, affirmative counseling self-efficacy, and beliefs about affirmative practice among mental health practitioners in the USA. We used the Internet to recruit a nationwide sample of 443 heterosexual psychologists (n = 270), clinical social workers (n = 110), and marriage and family therapists (n = 63) residing in the USA. When controlling for years of practice experience and age, results from structural equation modeling analysis showed that training was associated with more affirmative attitudes, higher levels of affirmative counseling self-efficacy, and more positive beliefs. Female therapists reported more affirmative attitudes and higher levels of affirmative counseling self-efficacy than male therapists. Professional identification did not predict any criterion variables, when controlling for years of practice experience and age. Findings suggest that it will be important for educational and training initiatives to consider the effect of gender role socialization on attitudes and affirmative counseling self-efficacy, especially among beginning male therapists.

41 CFR 60-3.13 - Affirmative action.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Affirmative action. 60-3... Affirmative action. A. Affirmative action obligations. The use of selection procedures which have been... affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity. Nothing in these guidelines is intended to preclude...

41 CFR 60-3.13 - Affirmative action.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 1 2011-07-01 2009-07-01 true Affirmative action. 60-3... Affirmative action. A. Affirmative action obligations. The use of selection procedures which have been... affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity. Nothing in these guidelines is intended to preclude...

41 CFR 60-300.43 - Affirmative action policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 1 2011-07-01 2009-07-01 true Affirmative action policy... OF LABOR 300-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS... MEDAL VETERANS Affirmative Action Program § 60-300.43 Affirmative action policy. Under the affirmative...

41 CFR 60-300.43 - Affirmative action policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Affirmative action policy... OF LABOR 300-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS... MEDAL VETERANS Affirmative Action Program § 60-300.43 Affirmative action policy. Under the affirmative...

41 CFR 60-250.43 - Affirmative action policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Affirmative action policy... OF LABOR 250-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS... PROTECTED VETERANS Affirmative Action Program § 60-250.43 Affirmative action policy. Under the affirmative...

41 CFR 60-250.43 - Affirmative action policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 1 2011-07-01 2009-07-01 true Affirmative action policy... OF LABOR 250-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS... PROTECTED VETERANS Affirmative Action Program § 60-250.43 Affirmative action policy. Under the affirmative...

Supreme Court's New Term. Supreme Court Roundup.

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Williams, Charles F.

2002-01-01

Discusses the issues addressed in the 2002 U.S. Supreme Court term, such as the First, Fourth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments, cruel and unusual punishment, sex offender registries, fair housing, cross burning, jury selection, affirmative action, abortion protests, and copyrights and the public domain. (CMK)

Affirming Independence: Exploring Mechanisms Underlying a Values Affirmation Intervention for First-Generation Students

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Tibbetts, Yoi; Harackiewicz, Judith M.; Canning, Elizabeth A.; Boston, Jilana S.; Priniski, Stacy J.; Hyde, Janet S.

2016-01-01

First-generation college students (students for whom neither parent has a 4-year college degree) earn lower grades and worry more about whether they belong in college, compared to continuing-generation students (who have at least one parent with a 4-year college degree). We conducted a longitudinal follow-up of participants from a study in which a values-affirmation intervention improved performance in a biology course for first-generation college students, and found that the treatment effect on grades persisted three years later. First-generation students in the treatment condition obtained a GPA that was, on average, .18 points higher than first-generation students in the control condition, three years after values affirmation was implemented (Study 1A). We explored mechanisms by testing if the values-affirmation effects were predicated on first-generation students reflecting on interdependent values (thus affirming their values that are consistent with working-class culture) or independent values (thus affirming their values that are consistent with the culture of higher education). We found that when first-generation students wrote about their independence, they obtained higher grades (both in the semester in which values affirmation was implemented and in subsequent semesters) and felt less concerned about their background. In a separate laboratory experiment (Study 2) we manipulated the extent to which participants wrote about independence and found that encouraging first-generation students to write more about their independence improved their performance on a math test. These studies highlight the potential of having FG students focus on their own independence. PMID:27176770

The Power of Affirming Group Values: Group Affirmation Buffers the Self-Esteem of Women Exposed to Blatant Sexism

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Spencer-Rodgers, Julie; Major, Brenda; Forster, Daniel; Peng, Kaiping

2016-01-01

Extending the group affirmation literature to the domain of prejudice, this study investigated whether group affirmation buffers the self-esteem of women exposed to blatant sexism. In accordance with Self-Affirmation Theory (Steele, 1988) and group affirmation research (Sherman et al., 2007), we hypothesized that when one aspect of the collective self is threatened (gender identity), self-esteem can be maintained via the affirmation of an alternative aspect of the collective self. In a 2×2 between-participants design, female students were randomly assigned to read about discrimination directed toward women or a non-self-relevant disadvantaged group (the Inuit). All then participated in a (fictitious) second study, in which half completed a group affirmation manipulation (wrote about the top three values of a self-defining group) and half completed a control writing exercise. The self-esteem of women who were threatened by sexism, but group affirmed, was protected from the negative effects of perceiving sexism. PMID:27867318

The Power of Affirming Group Values: Group Affirmation Buffers the Self-Esteem of Women Exposed to Blatant Sexism.

PubMed

Spencer-Rodgers, Julie; Major, Brenda; Forster, Daniel; Peng, Kaiping

2016-01-01

Extending the group affirmation literature to the domain of prejudice, this study investigated whether group affirmation buffers the self-esteem of women exposed to blatant sexism. In accordance with Self-Affirmation Theory (Steele, 1988) and group affirmation research (Sherman et al., 2007), we hypothesized that when one aspect of the collective self is threatened (gender identity), self-esteem can be maintained via the affirmation of an alternative aspect of the collective self. In a 2×2 between-participants design, female students were randomly assigned to read about discrimination directed toward women or a non-self-relevant disadvantaged group (the Inuit). All then participated in a (fictitious) second study, in which half completed a group affirmation manipulation (wrote about the top three values of a self-defining group) and half completed a control writing exercise. The self-esteem of women who were threatened by sexism, but group affirmed, was protected from the negative effects of perceiving sexism.

Fair and Inclusive Housing Rights Act of 2010

THOMAS, 111th Congress

Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8

2010-03-11

House - 04/26/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

In-House Career Coaching: An International Partnership

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

McDermott, Debra; Neault, Roberta A.

2011-01-01

This article describes a project in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to develop an in-house career coaching program to support and develop young employees recruited on an affirmative action initiative. The project involved the international partnership of a financial services organization in the UAE and a training provider in Canada to train human…

34 CFR 300.135 - Written affirmation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 34 Education 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Written affirmation. 300.135 Section 300.135 Education....135 Written affirmation. (a) When timely and meaningful consultation, as required by § 300.134, has occurred, the LEA must obtain a written affirmation signed by the representatives of participating private...

Self-affirmation and mortality salience: affirming values reduces worldview defense and death-thought accessibility.

PubMed

Schmeichel, Brandon J; Martens, Andy

2005-05-01

To the extent that cultural worldviews provide meaning in the face of existential concerns, specifically the inevitability of death, affirming a valued aspect of one's worldview should render reminders of death less threatening. The authors report two studies in support of this view. In Study 1, mortality salience led to derogation of a worldview violator unless participants had first affirmed an important value. In Study 2, self-affirmation before a reminder of death was associated with reduced accessibility of death-related thoughts a short while thereafter. The authors propose that actively affirming one's worldview alters reactions to reminders of mortality by reducing the accessibility of death-related thoughts, not by boosting self-esteem. These studies attest to the flexible nature of psychological self-defense and to the central role of cultural worldviews in managing death-related concerns.

Affirmative Action in Israel.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Lerner, Natan

This paper examines issues of equality, discrimination, affirmative action, and preferential treatment in Israel. An introduction provides a broad outline of topics addressed in the paper: the status of the Jewish sector, with treatment of Jewish immigrants to serve as an example of affirmative action; the policies of the state in relation to the…

41 CFR 60-741.43 - Affirmative action policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 1 2011-07-01 2009-07-01 true Affirmative action policy... OF LABOR 741-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS REGARDING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES Affirmative Action Program § 60-741.43 Affirmative action policy...

41 CFR 60-741.43 - Affirmative action policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Affirmative action policy... OF LABOR 741-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS REGARDING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES Affirmative Action Program § 60-741.43 Affirmative action policy...

41 CFR 60-4.4 - Affirmative action requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Affirmative action... OF LABOR 4-CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION REQUIREMENTS § 60-4.4 Affirmative action requirements. (a) To implement the affirmative action requirements of Executive Order 11246 in the construction...

41 CFR 60-4.4 - Affirmative action requirements.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 1 2011-07-01 2009-07-01 true Affirmative action... OF LABOR 4-CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION REQUIREMENTS § 60-4.4 Affirmative action requirements. (a) To implement the affirmative action requirements of Executive Order 11246 in the construction...

24 CFR 100.306 - Intent to operate as housing designed for persons who are 55 years of age or older.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Intent to operate as housing... Development Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FAIR HOUSING DISCRIMINATORY CONDUCT UNDER THE FAIR...

41 CFR 60-250.43 - Affirmative action policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 1 2012-07-01 2009-07-01 true Affirmative action policy. 60-250.43 Section 60-250.43 Public Contracts and Property Management Other Provisions Relating to... PROTECTED VETERANS Affirmative Action Program § 60-250.43 Affirmative action policy. Under the affirmative...

41 CFR 60-250.43 - Affirmative action policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Affirmative action policy. 60-250.43 Section 60-250.43 Public Contracts and Property Management Other Provisions Relating to... PROTECTED VETERANS Affirmative Action Program § 60-250.43 Affirmative action policy. Under the affirmative...

Self-affirmation theory and cigarette smoking warning images.

PubMed

DiBello, Angelo M; Neighbors, Clayton; Ammar, Joe

2015-02-01

The present study examined self-affirmation theory, cigarette smoking, and health-related images depicting adverse effects of smoking. Previous research examining self-affirmation and negative health-related images has shown that individuals who engage in a self-affirmation activity are more receptive to messages when compared to those who do not affirm. We were interested in examining the extent to which self-affirmation would reduce defensive responding to negative health images related to cigarette smoking. Participants included 203 daily smokers who were undergraduate students at a large southern university. Participants completed a battery of questionnaires and were then randomly assigned to one of four conditions (non-smoking image control, smoking image control, low affirmation, and high affirmation). Analyses evaluated the effectiveness of affirmation condition as it related to defensive responding. Results indicated that both affirmation conditions were effective in reducing defensive responding for those at greatest risk (heavier smokers) and those more resistant to health benefits associated with quitting. Findings are discussed in terms of potential public health implications as well as the role defensive responding plays in the evaluation and processing of negative health messages. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

22 CFR 92.20 - Administering an affirmation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Administering an affirmation. 92.20 Section 92.20 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE LEGAL AND RELATED SERVICES NOTARIAL AND RELATED SERVICES Specific Notarial Acts § 92.20 Administering an affirmation. In administering an affirmation the procedure...

Affirmative Action Data Collection and Reporting System.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

McLean, Marquita; And Others

A computerized Affirmative Action Data Collection and Reporting System was implemented at the University of Cincinnati to assist in monitoring the progress of the University's Affirmative Action program. The benefits derived from the system were definitely a contributing factor in the University's successful attempt to have its Affirmative Action…

Affirmative Action: Overcoming Disparities Yields Economic Benefits.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Wood, Amy

1998-01-01

Affirmative action is a necessary and effective strategy to end racial and gender inequalities. While moral and historical defenses of affirmative action have merit, economic reasoning is a more potent argument. Analysis of the economic costs and benefits of affirmative action in higher education illustrate its effectiveness in reducing income…

14 CFR 152.411 - Affirmative action steps.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 14 Aeronautics and Space 3 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Affirmative action steps. 152.411 Section...) AIRPORTS AIRPORT AID PROGRAM Nondiscrimination in Airport Aid Program § 152.411 Affirmative action steps... its aviation workforce as vacancies occur, by taking the affirmative action steps in § 152.409(b)(3...

41 CFR 60-20.6 - Affirmative action.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 1 2011-07-01 2009-07-01 true Affirmative action. 60-20... 20-SEX DISCRIMINATION GUIDELINES § 60-20.6 Affirmative action. (a) The employer shall take affirmative action to recruit women to apply for those jobs where they have been previously excluded. Note...

Faculty Planning and Affirmative Action

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Linnell, Robert H.; Gray, Paul

1977-01-01

The use of a model to examine the impact of affirmative action policies on the female/male ratio of a faculty of natural sciences is reported. Increased analysis and detailed study of suggested alternatives can lead to better resolution of the problems and potentials of affirmative action programs. (LBH)

Rethinking Affirmative Action on Campus.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

La Noue, George R.

1995-01-01

The legal validity and public support of racial, ethnic, and gender preferences are eroding, and all affirmative action programs must be reconsidered. All American colleges and universities must develop new plans for affirmative action programs. Policies should cover admission, financial aid, employment, and contracting. Three primary models focus…

14 CFR 152.411 - Affirmative action steps.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 14 Aeronautics and Space 3 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Affirmative action steps. 152.411 Section...) AIRPORTS AIRPORT AID PROGRAM Nondiscrimination in Airport Aid Program § 152.411 Affirmative action steps. (a) Each grantee which is not described in § 152.407(a) and is not subject to an affirmative action...

43 CFR 34.8 - Affirmative action plans.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 43 Public Lands: Interior 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Affirmative action plans. 34.8 Section 34..., applicants or recipients shall have an acceptable affirmative action plan which has been approved by the... paragraph (c) of this section. The affirmative action plan must set forth overall goals and timetables for...

Housing Assistance Programs and Adult Health in the United States

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Fenelon, Andrew; Mayne, Patrick; Simon, Alan E.; Rossen, Lauren M.; Helms, Veronica; Lloyd, Patricia; Sperling, Jon; Steffen, Barry L.

2017-01-01

Objectives To examine whether access to housing assistance is associated with better health among low-income adults. Methods We used National Health Interview Survey data (1999–2012) linked to US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) administrative records (1999–2014) to examine differences in reported fair or poor health and psychological distress. We used multivariable models to compare those currently receiving HUD housing assistance (public housing, housing choice vouchers, and multifamily housing) with those who will receive housing assistance within 2 years (the average duration of HUD waitlists) to account for selection into HUD assistance. Results We found reduced odds of fair or poor health for current public housing (odds ratio [OR] = 0.77; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.57, 0.97) and multifamily housing (OR = 0.75; 95% CI = 0.60, 0.95) residents compared with future residents. Public housing residents also had reduced odds of psychological distress (OR = 0.59; 95% CI = 0.40, 0.86). These differences were not mediated by neighborhood-level characteristics, and we did not find any health benefits for current housing choice voucher recipients. Conclusions Housing assistance is associated with improved health and psychological well-being for individuals entering public housing and multifamily housing programs. PMID:28207335

Housing Assistance Programs and Adult Health in the United States.

PubMed

Fenelon, Andrew; Mayne, Patrick; Simon, Alan E; Rossen, Lauren M; Helms, Veronica; Lloyd, Patricia; Sperling, Jon; Steffen, Barry L

2017-04-01

To examine whether access to housing assistance is associated with better health among low-income adults. We used National Health Interview Survey data (1999-2012) linked to US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) administrative records (1999-2014) to examine differences in reported fair or poor health and psychological distress. We used multivariable models to compare those currently receiving HUD housing assistance (public housing, housing choice vouchers, and multifamily housing) with those who will receive housing assistance within 2 years (the average duration of HUD waitlists) to account for selection into HUD assistance. We found reduced odds of fair or poor health for current public housing (odds ratio [OR] = 0.77; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.57, 0.97) and multifamily housing (OR = 0.75; 95% CI = 0.60, 0.95) residents compared with future residents. Public housing residents also had reduced odds of psychological distress (OR = 0.59; 95% CI = 0.40, 0.86). These differences were not mediated by neighborhood-level characteristics, and we did not find any health benefits for current housing choice voucher recipients. Housing assistance is associated with improved health and psychological well-being for individuals entering public housing and multifamily housing programs.

Affirmative Action Employment Plan. Revised.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Oakland Unified School District, CA.

This is the affirmative action employment plan adopted by the Board of Education of the Oakland Unified School District, Oakland, California. A statement of school district policy and goals is provided. Responsibilities of the school district administrators and the Affirmative Action Advisory Committee are also outlined. Steps to be taken to…

The Affirmative Action Debate: A Critical Reflection

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

van Wyk, Berte

2010-01-01

In this article I contend that we cannot divorce affirmative action from issues about race and racism. Further, debates on affirmative action have to acknowledge the power of words/concepts/definitions and how they can be constructed and used for the purposes of domination or liberation. I argue that, in debating affirmative action, we have to…

36 CFR 906.5 - Administration of affirmative action plan.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... CORPORATION AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY AND PROCEDURE Development Program § 906.5 Administration of affirmative action plan. (a) The developer shall appoint an Affirmative Action Officer, and for projects exceeding $10 million in cost, the person appointed must have affirmative action as a primary responsibility. (b...

36 CFR 906.5 - Administration of affirmative action plan.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... CORPORATION AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY AND PROCEDURE Development Program § 906.5 Administration of affirmative action plan. (a) The developer shall appoint an Affirmative Action Officer, and for projects exceeding $10 million in cost, the person appointed must have affirmative action as a primary responsibility. (b...

36 CFR 906.4 - Formulation of affirmative action plan.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... CORPORATION AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY AND PROCEDURE Development Program § 906.4 Formulation of affirmative action plan. (a) The developer, in formulating the Affirmative Action Plan, should consider all phases of... 36 Parks, Forests, and Public Property 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Formulation of affirmative...

Self-affirmation improves problem-solving under stress.

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Creswell, J David; Dutcher, Janine M; Klein, William M P; Harris, Peter R; Levine, John M

2013-01-01

High levels of acute and chronic stress are known to impair problem-solving and creativity on a broad range of tasks. Despite this evidence, we know little about protective factors for mitigating the deleterious effects of stress on problem-solving. Building on previous research showing that self-affirmation can buffer stress, we tested whether an experimental manipulation of self-affirmation improves problem-solving performance in chronically stressed participants. Eighty undergraduates indicated their perceived chronic stress over the previous month and were randomly assigned to either a self-affirmation or control condition. They then completed 30 difficult remote associate problem-solving items under time pressure in front of an evaluator. Results showed that self-affirmation improved problem-solving performance in underperforming chronically stressed individuals. This research suggests a novel means for boosting problem-solving under stress and may have important implications for understanding how self-affirmation boosts academic achievement in school settings.

The Perceived Threat of Affirmative Action Policy

DTIC Science & Technology

1975-06-06

as- sumption was made that affirmative action threat was a phenomenon which was separate and distinct from general racial feelings. The...the respond- ents. However, affirmative action threat was found to be differentially related to general racial feelings at the .001 confidence...level. Thus, affirmative action threat feelings were not independent from general racial feelings. Based on the findings of this study, it was

Providing Affordable Housing: Small Communities Benefit from Upgrading Dilapidated Homes.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Hestekin, Kay

1991-01-01

Describes the Affordable Housing Opportunities Program (AHOP) created by the Eau Claire County Housing Authority in Wisconsin. The AHOP buys, renovates, and sells homes for prices below fair market value. This provides safe, sanitary housing for families who could not otherwise afford it. Describes the purchase, renovation, and sale of four…

Finding Common Ground: Coordinating Housing and Education Policy to Promote Integration

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Tegeler, Philip, Ed.

2011-01-01

The powerful, reciprocal connection between school and housing segregation has long been recognized. The housing-school link was a key element in both the 1968 Kerner Commission Report and in the legislative history of the Fair Housing Act. The relation of school and housing segregation was also explored in a series of school desegregation cases…

Self-Affirmation Improves Problem-Solving under Stress

PubMed Central

Creswell, J. David; Dutcher, Janine M.; Klein, William M. P.; Harris, Peter R.; Levine, John M.

2013-01-01

High levels of acute and chronic stress are known to impair problem-solving and creativity on a broad range of tasks. Despite this evidence, we know little about protective factors for mitigating the deleterious effects of stress on problem-solving. Building on previous research showing that self-affirmation can buffer stress, we tested whether an experimental manipulation of self-affirmation improves problem-solving performance in chronically stressed participants. Eighty undergraduates indicated their perceived chronic stress over the previous month and were randomly assigned to either a self-affirmation or control condition. They then completed 30 difficult remote associate problem-solving items under time pressure in front of an evaluator. Results showed that self-affirmation improved problem-solving performance in underperforming chronically stressed individuals. This research suggests a novel means for boosting problem-solving under stress and may have important implications for understanding how self-affirmation boosts academic achievement in school settings. PMID:23658751

41 CFR 60-1.40 - Affirmative action programs.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 1 2011-07-01 2009-07-01 true Affirmative action... written affirmative action program for each of its establishments, if it has 50 or more employees and: (i... each nonconstruction subcontractor to develop and maintain a written affirmative action program for...

41 CFR 60-1.40 - Affirmative action programs.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Affirmative action... written affirmative action program for each of its establishments, if it has 50 or more employees and: (i... each nonconstruction subcontractor to develop and maintain a written affirmative action program for...

41 CFR 60-2.32 - Affirmative action records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Affirmative action records. 60-2.32 Section 60-2.32 Public Contracts and Property Management Other Provisions Relating to... OF LABOR 2-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS Miscellaneous § 60-2.32 Affirmative action records. The...

44 CFR 7.924 - Affirmative action by recipient.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 44 Emergency Management and Assistance 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Affirmative action by... Standards for Determining Age Discrimination § 7.924 Affirmative action by recipient. Even in the absence of a finding of discrimination, a recipient may take affirmative action to overcome the effects of...

48 CFR 52.222-25 - Affirmative Action Compliance.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 2 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Affirmative Action....222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance. As prescribed in 22.810(d), insert the following provision: Affirmative Action Compliance (APR 1984) The offeror represents that (a) it □ has developed and has on file...

44 CFR 7.924 - Affirmative action by recipient.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 44 Emergency Management and Assistance 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Affirmative action by... Standards for Determining Age Discrimination § 7.924 Affirmative action by recipient. Even in the absence of a finding of discrimination, a recipient may take affirmative action to overcome the effects of...

41 CFR 60-2.32 - Affirmative action records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 1 2011-07-01 2009-07-01 true Affirmative action records. 60-2.32 Section 60-2.32 Public Contracts and Property Management Other Provisions Relating to... OF LABOR 2-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS Miscellaneous § 60-2.32 Affirmative action records. The...

48 CFR 52.222-25 - Affirmative Action Compliance.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 2 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Affirmative Action....222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance. As prescribed in 22.810(d), insert the following provision: Affirmative Action Compliance (APR 1984) The offeror represents that (a) it □ has developed and has on file...

Dismantling the Dual Housing Market in Chicago

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Williams, Kale

1975-01-01

This testimony, before a public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in May 1974, focuses on the activities of the Leadership Council: its current strategy includes full enforcement of the federal fair housing laws, increase in the supply of housing available to people of low and moderate income, and effective marketing of…

38 CFR 18.516 - Affirmative action by recipients.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 38 Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Affirmative action by... Determining Age Discrimination § 18.516 Affirmative action by recipients. Even in the absence of a finding of discrimination, a recipient may take affirmative action to overcome the effects of conditions that resulted in...

34 CFR 110.15 - Affirmative action by recipients.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 34 Education 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Affirmative action by recipients. 110.15 Section 110.15... ASSISTANCE Standards for Determining Age Discrimination § 110.15 Affirmative action by recipients. Even in the absence of a finding of discrimination, a recipient may take affirmative action to overcome the...

45 CFR 91.16 - Affirmative action by recipient.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Affirmative action by recipient. 91.16 Section 91... for Determining Age Discrimination § 91.16 Affirmative action by recipient. Even in the absence of a finding of discrimination, a recipient may take affirmative action to overcome the effects of conditions...

43 CFR 17.315 - Affirmative action by recipients.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 43 Public Lands: Interior 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Affirmative action by recipients. 17.315... Standards for Determining Age Discrimination § 17.315 Affirmative action by recipients. Even in the absence of a finding of discrimination, a recipient may take affirmative action to overcome the effects of...

43 CFR 17.315 - Affirmative action by recipients.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 43 Public Lands: Interior 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Affirmative action by recipients. 17.315... Standards for Determining Age Discrimination § 17.315 Affirmative action by recipients. Even in the absence of a finding of discrimination, a recipient may take affirmative action to overcome the effects of...

38 CFR 18.516 - Affirmative action by recipients.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 38 Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief 2 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Affirmative action by... Determining Age Discrimination § 18.516 Affirmative action by recipients. Even in the absence of a finding of discrimination, a recipient may take affirmative action to overcome the effects of conditions that resulted in...

34 CFR 110.15 - Affirmative action by recipients.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 34 Education 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Affirmative action by recipients. 110.15 Section 110.15... ASSISTANCE Standards for Determining Age Discrimination § 110.15 Affirmative action by recipients. Even in the absence of a finding of discrimination, a recipient may take affirmative action to overcome the...

45 CFR 91.16 - Affirmative action by recipient.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Affirmative action by recipient. 91.16 Section 91... for Determining Age Discrimination § 91.16 Affirmative action by recipient. Even in the absence of a finding of discrimination, a recipient may take affirmative action to overcome the effects of conditions...

24 CFR 578.93 - Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.

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2014-04-01

..., victims of domestic violence and their children, or chronically homeless persons and families). (3) The... that are provided in the housing (e.g., substance abuse addiction treatment, domestic violence services... records of those marketing activities; (2) Where a recipient encounters a condition or action that impedes...

24 CFR 578.93 - Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.

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2013-04-01

..., victims of domestic violence and their children, or chronically homeless persons and families). (3) The... that are provided in the housing (e.g., substance abuse addiction treatment, domestic violence services... records of those marketing activities; (2) Where a recipient encounters a condition or action that impedes...

Renewing the Fight against Affirmative Action

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Roach, Ronald

2009-01-01

Some affirmative action and diversity program critics are cheering President Barack Obama's election because they believe his success dramatically undermines the argument that discrimination remains a significant barrier for minorities in American life. Ward Connerly Jr., arguably the most visible anti-affirmative action activist in the United…

75 FR 36245 - Notice of Funding Availability for the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community...

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... approach for the planning grants would be consistent with DOT and HUD's participation in the ``Partnership... applicant: 1. Have received a charge from HUD concerning a systemic violation of the Fair Housing Act or a... systemic violation of a substantially equivalent state or local fair housing law proscribing discrimination...

41 CFR 60-250.41 - Availability of affirmative action program.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... affirmative action program. 60-250.41 Section 60-250.41 Public Contracts and Property Management Other... OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 250-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTORS AND... OTHER PROTECTED VETERANS Affirmative Action Program § 60-250.41 Availability of affirmative action...

41 CFR 60-250.41 - Availability of affirmative action program.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... affirmative action program. 60-250.41 Section 60-250.41 Public Contracts and Property Management Other... OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 250-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTORS AND... OTHER PROTECTED VETERANS Affirmative Action Program § 60-250.41 Availability of affirmative action...

48 CFR 522.804 - Affirmative action programs.

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2011-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 4 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Affirmative action programs. 522.804 Section 522.804 Federal Acquisition Regulations System GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION... Affirmative action programs. ...

48 CFR 22.804 - Affirmative action programs.

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2011-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Affirmative action programs. 22.804 Section 22.804 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION... Affirmative action programs. ...

48 CFR 422.804 - Affirmative action programs.

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2011-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 4 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Affirmative action programs. 422.804 Section 422.804 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE... Affirmative action programs. ...

48 CFR 522.804 - Affirmative action programs.

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2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 4 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Affirmative action programs. 522.804 Section 522.804 Federal Acquisition Regulations System GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION... Affirmative action programs. ...

48 CFR 22.804 - Affirmative action programs.

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2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Affirmative action programs. 22.804 Section 22.804 Federal Acquisition Regulations System FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION... Affirmative action programs. ...

48 CFR 422.804 - Affirmative action programs.

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2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 4 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Affirmative action programs. 422.804 Section 422.804 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE... Affirmative action programs. ...

48 CFR 19.807 - Estimating the fair market price.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS Contracting With the Small Business Administration (the 8(a..., available in-house cost estimates, data (including certified cost or pricing data) submitted by the SBA or the 8(a) contractor, and data obtained from any other Government agency. (c) In estimating a fair...

48 CFR 19.807 - Estimating the fair market price.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS Contracting With the Small Business Administration (the 8(a..., available in-house cost estimates, data (including certified cost or pricing data) submitted by the SBA or the 8(a) contractor, and data obtained from any other Government agency. (c) In estimating a fair...

48 CFR 19.807 - Estimating the fair market price.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS Contracting With the Small Business Administration (the 8(a..., available in-house cost estimates, data (including certified cost or pricing data) submitted by the SBA or the 8(a) contractor, and data obtained from any other Government agency. (c) In estimating a fair...

48 CFR 19.807 - Estimating the fair market price.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS Contracting With the Small Business Administration (the 8(a..., available in-house cost estimates, data (including certified cost or pricing data) submitted by the SBA or the 8(a) contractor, and data obtained from any other Government agency. (c) In estimating a fair...

48 CFR 19.807 - Estimating the fair market price.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS Contracting With the Small Business Administration (the 8(a..., available in-house cost estimates, data (including certified cost or pricing data) submitted by the SBA or the 8(a) contractor, and data obtained from any other Government agency. (c) In estimating a fair...

41 CFR 60-300.41 - Availability of affirmative action program.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... affirmative action program. 60-300.41 Section 60-300.41 Public Contracts and Property Management Other... OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 300-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTORS AND... FORCES SERVICE MEDAL VETERANS Affirmative Action Program § 60-300.41 Availability of affirmative action...

41 CFR 60-300.41 - Availability of affirmative action program.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... affirmative action program. 60-300.41 Section 60-300.41 Public Contracts and Property Management Other... OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 300-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTORS AND... FORCES SERVICE MEDAL VETERANS Affirmative Action Program § 60-300.41 Availability of affirmative action...

48 CFR 922.804 - Affirmative action programs.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Affirmative action programs. 922.804 Section 922.804 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SOCIOECONOMIC... Affirmative action programs. ...

48 CFR 922.804 - Affirmative action programs.

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2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Affirmative action programs. 922.804 Section 922.804 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SOCIOECONOMIC... Affirmative action programs. ...

48 CFR 1522.804 - Affirmative action programs.

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2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 true Affirmative action programs. 1522.804 Section 1522.804 Federal Acquisition Regulations System ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY....804 Affirmative action programs. ...

48 CFR 1522.804 - Affirmative action programs.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Affirmative action programs. 1522.804 Section 1522.804 Federal Acquisition Regulations System ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY....804 Affirmative action programs. ...

14 CFR 152.407 - Affirmative action plan: General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 14 Aeronautics and Space 3 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Affirmative action plan: General. 152.407... shall have an affirmative action plan that meets the requirements of § 152.409 and is kept on file for... on file for review by the FAA Office of Civil Rights, one of the following: (1) An affirmative action...

14 CFR 152.407 - Affirmative action plan: General.

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2010-01-01

... 14 Aeronautics and Space 3 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Affirmative action plan: General. 152.407... shall have an affirmative action plan that meets the requirements of § 152.409 and is kept on file for... on file for review by the FAA Office of Civil Rights, one of the following: (1) An affirmative action...

45 CFR 83.3 - Remedial and affirmative actions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Remedial and affirmative actions. 83.3 Section 83...; Coverage § 83.3 Remedial and affirmative actions. (a) Remedial action. If the Director finds that an entity... discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on the basis of sex in a...

45 CFR 83.3 - Remedial and affirmative actions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Remedial and affirmative actions. 83.3 Section 83...; Coverage § 83.3 Remedial and affirmative actions. (a) Remedial action. If the Director finds that an entity... discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on the basis of sex in a...

48 CFR 1422.804 - Affirmative action programs.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Affirmative action programs. 1422.804 Section 1422.804 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR....804 Affirmative action programs. ...

48 CFR 1422.804 - Affirmative action programs.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Affirmative action programs. 1422.804 Section 1422.804 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR....804 Affirmative action programs. ...

The 1939-1940 New York World's Fair and the Transformation of the American Science Extracurriculum

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Terzian, Sevan G.

2009-01-01

At the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair, several thousand boys and girls, all members of a growing national network of high school science and engineering clubs, displayed their science fair projects and conducted live experiments to more than 10 million visitors. Housed in the building sponsored by the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing…

Affirmative Action Is an International Issue

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Pipes, Randolph B.

2007-01-01

This article contains comments on the article by Vasquez and Jones (see record 2006-01690-003), which focuses on diversity and begins with a discussion of affirmative action. The current author discusses his own three related points: first, it is virtually impossible, in our current culture, to agree on what constitutes affirmative action and…

New Fair Deal Banking and Housing Stability Act of 2013

THOMAS, 113th Congress

Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3

2013-11-20

House - 01/09/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

41 CFR 101-8.708 - Affirmative action by recipient.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Affirmative action by... affirmative action to overcome the effects resulting in limited participation in the recipient's program or... FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 8.7-Discrimination Prohibited on the Basis of Age § 101-8.708 Affirmative...

41 CFR 101-8.708 - Affirmative action by recipient.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 2 2011-07-01 2007-07-01 true Affirmative action by... affirmative action to overcome the effects resulting in limited participation in the recipient's program or... FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 8.7-Discrimination Prohibited on the Basis of Age § 101-8.708 Affirmative...

18 CFR 1316.2 - Affirmative action and equal opportunity.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... 18 Conservation of Power and Water Resources 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Affirmative action and... Conditions and Certifications § 1316.2 Affirmative action and equal opportunity. When so indicated in TVA...: Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity (a) To the extent applicable, contract incorporates the following...

40 CFR 247.6 - Affirmative procurement programs.

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2010-07-01

... 40 Protection of Environment 24 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Affirmative procurement programs. 247.6 Section 247.6 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) SOLID WASTES COMPREHENSIVE PROCUREMENT GUIDELINE FOR PRODUCTS CONTAINING RECOVERED MATERIALS General § 247.6 Affirmative...

Self-esteem, self-affirmation, and schadenfreude.

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van Dijk, Wilco W; van Koningsbruggen, Guido M; Ouwerkerk, Jaap W; Wesseling, Yoka M

2011-12-01

In two studies we demonstrated that self-esteem has a negative relationship with schadenfreude toward a high achiever and that this relationship was mediated by the self-threat evoked by this high achiever. Moreover, we showed that this indirect relationship was contingent on an opportunity to affirm the self. When no self-affirmation opportunity was available, low self-esteem participants experienced a stronger self-threat when confronted with a high achiever, and this self-threat increased their schadenfreude, whereas this response was attenuated when they were given an opportunity to self-affirm. These findings indicate that the misfortunes of others can evoke schadenfreude because they provide people with an opportunity to protect or enhance their self-views. (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved.

Affirmative Action, the Academy and Compromised Standards: Does Affirmative Action Lower Standards in University Hiring, Tenure and Promotion?

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Hanks, Lawrence J.; Sullivan, Jas; Spencer, Sara B.; Rogers, Elgin

2008-01-01

The literature opposed to affirmative action in hiring, granting tenure and promotion in the university claims that it lowers standards. However, anecdotal evidence suggests that in the decades prior to the institutionalization of affirmative action in the Academy, hiring, tenure and promotion standards were quite lax--resembling an "old boys…

Affirmative Action and the Principle of Equality

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Sasseen, Robert F.

1976-01-01

A critical look is taken at affirmative action, which is called a preferential policy of proportional employment. The author suggests that affirmative action actually denies citizens equality of opportunity, writing racial distinctions into law and holding contempt for Blacks and other pretended beneficiaries. (LBH)

41 CFR 60-250.44 - Required contents of affirmative action programs.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... affirmative action programs. 60-250.44 Section 60-250.44 Public Contracts and Property Management Other... OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 250-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTORS AND... OTHER PROTECTED VETERANS Affirmative Action Program § 60-250.44 Required contents of affirmative action...

41 CFR 60-300.44 - Required contents of affirmative action programs.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... affirmative action programs. 60-300.44 Section 60-300.44 Public Contracts and Property Management Other... OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 300-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTORS AND... FORCES SERVICE MEDAL VETERANS Affirmative Action Program § 60-300.44 Required contents of affirmative...

Fair Housing: A Better Answer than Busing. A Plan for Louisville and Jefferson County.

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Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, Louisville.

In this paper, the Kentucky Commisssion on Human Rights outlines ways in which housing-related institutions and agencies can revise their policies and procedures to reverse the trend towards housing segregation. Recommendations are made to the city and county with regard to how Section 8 housing assistance programs can be used to promote…

77 FR 18731 - Public Housing and Section 8 Programs: Housing Choice Voucher Program: Streamlining the...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-03-28

... Submission of Comments. Interested persons may submit comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking..., the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market. The... can pay toward a unit is determined by the payment standard set using the annual Fair Market Rents...

Governance Styles: Affirmative Action at Two Universities.

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Hanna, Charlotte; Mayhew, Lewis B.

The way that affirmative action fits into the faculty appointment process at Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley was studied, based on 50 faculty interviews and supporting documentation. Traditions of governance at the universities determined the responses to faculty affirmative action. At Stanford University,…

41 CFR 60-741.41 - Availability of affirmative action program.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... affirmative action program. 60-741.41 Section 60-741.41 Public Contracts and Property Management Other... OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 741-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS REGARDING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES Affirmative Action Program § 60-741.41 Availability of...

41 CFR 60-741.41 - Availability of affirmative action program.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... affirmative action program. 60-741.41 Section 60-741.41 Public Contracts and Property Management Other... OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 741-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS REGARDING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES Affirmative Action Program § 60-741.41 Availability of...

Depressive symptoms of house-poor persons: Korean panel data evidence.

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Lee, Tae-Hoon; Park, Eun-Cheol; Kim, Woorim; Kim, Juyeong; Shin, Jaeyong; Kim, Tae Hyun

2016-09-01

There are no studies researching the relationship between house-poor persons and mental health. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between house-poor status and depressive symptoms. To examine the relationship between the house-poor and depressive symptoms according to household income. Data from the Korean Welfare Panel Study were used. House-poor were defined as people having possession with over 10% house-related interest in disposable income. About 7,565 participants over the age of 19 years were followed up from 2011 to 2013. The generalized estimating equations were used for analysis. Individuals with more house-related debt showed increasingly higher depression scores (possession with under 5% related debt to disposable income β = 0.2024, p = .1544; under 10% β = 0.7030, p = .0008; over 10% β = 1.3207, p < .0001). Individuals possessing houses with over 10% ratio of house-related debts to disposable income had higher depression scores than individuals without house ownership (no possession β = 0.8927, p < .0001). Individuals without houses and individuals owning houses with higher percentages of house-related interests showed higher levels of depressive symptoms. Therefore, this study affirmed that the importance of considering the most vulnerable groups in addressing the mental health of individual. © The Author(s) 2016.

Housing and Health of Kiribati Migrants Living in New Zealand.

PubMed

Teariki, Mary Anne

2017-10-17

Settlement is a complex process of adjustment for migrants and refugees. Drawing on recent research on the settlement experiences of Kiribati migrants and their families living in New Zealand, this article examines the role of housing as an influencer of the settlement and health of Kiribati migrants. Using qualitative methodology, in-depth interviews were conducted with fourteen Kiribati migrants (eight women and six men) representing 91 family members about the key issues and events that shaped their settlement in New Zealand. The stories told by participants affirm the association between housing and health. The study serves as an important reminder that children bear a great cost from living in poorly insulated and damp housing, and adults bear the mental costs, including social isolation resulting from inadequate rental housing. Detailed information about how this migrant group entered the private rental housing market, by taking over the rental leases of other Kiribati migrants vacating their rental properties, indicated some of the unintended consequences related to a lack of incentives for landlords to make improvements. With the most vulnerable families most at risk from inadequate housing, this research concludes that there is a need for minimum housing standards to protect tenants.

Perspectives on "Bakke": Equal Protection, Procedural Fairness, or Structural Justice?

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Tribe, Laurence H.

1979-01-01

The "Bakke" case is examined for what it has to say regarding first the area of equal protection, then the idea of procedural fairness as distinct from accuracy of result, and finally the notion of structural justice. Available from Harvard Law Review, Harvard Law Review Association, Gannett House, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138; sc…

Affirmative Action in Other Lands: A Summary.

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Greenberg, Jack

This paper briefly summarizes issues in affirmative action covered by the conference papers preceding it in the same volume. First, the definition of affirmative action adopted by the United Nations at an international convention in 1969 is reviewed. Based on this definition, the countries covered in the conference papers are classified as…

76 FR 1449 - Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Housing Discrimination...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-01-10

... Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Housing Discrimination Information Form AGENCY: Office of the Chief... Discrimination Information Form (HUD-903.1) is necessary for the collection of pertinent information from persons or entities who wish to file housing discrimination complaints with HUD under the Fair Housing Act of...

INCENTIVES TO IDENTIFY: RACIAL IDENTITY IN THE AGE OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

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Antman, Francisca; Duncan, Brian

2016-01-01

We link data on racial self-identification with changes in state-level affirmative action policies to ask whether racial self-identification responds to economic incentives. We find that after a state bans affirmative action, multiracial individuals who face an incentive to identify under affirmative action are about 30 percent less likely to identify with their minority groups. In contrast, multiracial individuals who face a disincentive to identify under affirmative action are roughly 20 percent more likely to identify with their minority groups once affirmative action policies are banned. PMID:27635103

INCENTIVES TO IDENTIFY: RACIAL IDENTITY IN THE AGE OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.

PubMed

Antman, Francisca; Duncan, Brian

2015-07-01

We link data on racial self-identification with changes in state-level affirmative action policies to ask whether racial self-identification responds to economic incentives. We find that after a state bans affirmative action, multiracial individuals who face an incentive to identify under affirmative action are about 30 percent less likely to identify with their minority groups. In contrast, multiracial individuals who face a disincentive to identify under affirmative action are roughly 20 percent more likely to identify with their minority groups once affirmative action policies are banned.

34 CFR 361.19 - Affirmative action for individuals with disabilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 34 Education 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Affirmative action for individuals with disabilities... Administration § 361.19 Affirmative action for individuals with disabilities. The State plan must assure that the State agency takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with...

34 CFR 361.19 - Affirmative action for individuals with disabilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 34 Education 2 2011-07-01 2010-07-01 true Affirmative action for individuals with disabilities... Administration § 361.19 Affirmative action for individuals with disabilities. The State plan must assure that the State agency takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with...

41 CFR 60-250.41 - Availability of affirmative action program.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 1 2012-07-01 2009-07-01 true Availability of affirmative action program. 60-250.41 Section 60-250.41 Public Contracts and Property Management Other... OTHER PROTECTED VETERANS Affirmative Action Program § 60-250.41 Availability of affirmative action...

41 CFR 60-250.41 - Availability of affirmative action program.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Availability of affirmative action program. 60-250.41 Section 60-250.41 Public Contracts and Property Management Other... OTHER PROTECTED VETERANS Affirmative Action Program § 60-250.41 Availability of affirmative action...

10 CFR 1040.88 - Remedial and affirmative action by recipients.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 10 Energy 4 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Remedial and affirmative action by recipients. 1040.88... Standards for Determining Age Discrimination § 1040.88 Remedial and affirmative action by recipients. (a... take affirmative action to overcome the effects of conditions that resulted in limited participation in...

34 CFR 364.31 - What are the affirmative action requirements?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 34 Education 2 2011-07-01 2010-07-01 true What are the affirmative action requirements? 364.31... Requirements? § 364.31 What are the affirmative action requirements? The State plan must include satisfactory... Act will take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with...

34 CFR 364.31 - What are the affirmative action requirements?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 34 Education 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false What are the affirmative action requirements? 364.31... Requirements? § 364.31 What are the affirmative action requirements? The State plan must include satisfactory... Act will take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with...

10 CFR 1040.88 - Remedial and affirmative action by recipients.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 10 Energy 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Remedial and affirmative action by recipients. 1040.88... Standards for Determining Age Discrimination § 1040.88 Remedial and affirmative action by recipients. (a... take affirmative action to overcome the effects of conditions that resulted in limited participation in...

Attentional effects of self-affirmation in response to graphic antismoking images.

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Kessels, Loes T E; Harris, Peter R; Ruiter, Robert A C; Klein, William M P

2016-08-01

Self-affirmation has been shown to reduce defensive responding to threatening information. However, little is known about the cognitive and attentional processes underlying these effects. In the current eye-movement study, the authors explored whether self-affirmation affects attention allocation (i.e., number of fixations) among those for whom a threatening health message is self-relevant. After a self-affirmation manipulation, 47 smokers and 52 nonsmokers viewed a series of cigarette packs displaying high or low threat smoking-related images accompanied by a brief smoking message containing risk, coping or neutral textual information. Self-affirmed smokers made more fixations to the cigarette packs than did nonaffirmed smokers (across both high and low threat images), whereas self-affirmed nonsmokers made fewer fixations to the cigarette packs than did nonaffirmed nonsmokers (again across both image types). The textual information did not moderate responses. Findings indicate attention-increasing effects of self-affirmation among those for whom the information is self-relevant (smokers) and attention-decreasing effects of self-affirmation among those for whom the information is not self-relevant (nonsmokers). Such findings are consistent with the calibration model of self-affirmation (Griffin & Harris, 2011) in which self-affirmation increases sensitivity to the self-relevance of health-risk information. The use of an implicit measure of visual orienting informs our understanding of the working mechanisms of self-affirmation when encoding health information, and may also hold practical implications for the design and delivery of graphic warning labels. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved).

45 CFR 90.49 - Remedial and affirmative action by recipients.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Remedial and affirmative action by recipients. 90..., Conciliation and Enforcement Procedures § 90.49 Remedial and affirmative action by recipients. (a) Where a... remedial action. (b) Even in the absence of a finding of discrimination, a recipient may take affirmative...

10 CFR 4.338 - Remedial and affirmative action by recipients.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 10 Energy 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Remedial and affirmative action by recipients. 4.338... and affirmative action by recipients. (a) Where NRC finds a recipient has discriminated on the basis... discrimination, a recipient may take affirmative action to overcome the effects of conditions that resulted in...

10 CFR 4.338 - Remedial and affirmative action by recipients.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 10 Energy 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Remedial and affirmative action by recipients. 4.338... and affirmative action by recipients. (a) Where NRC finds a recipient has discriminated on the basis... discrimination, a recipient may take affirmative action to overcome the effects of conditions that resulted in...

45 CFR 90.49 - Remedial and affirmative action by recipients.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Remedial and affirmative action by recipients. 90..., Conciliation and Enforcement Procedures § 90.49 Remedial and affirmative action by recipients. (a) Where a... remedial action. (b) Even in the absence of a finding of discrimination, a recipient may take affirmative...

Morality or competence? The importance of affirming the appropriate dimension of self-integrity.

PubMed

Jessop, Donna C; Sparks, Paul; Jessop, Laura; Dodds, Lauren; Lynch, Sarah

2016-11-01

Two studies explored the relative efficacy of a morality-based versus a competence-based self-affirmation manipulation at increasing acceptance of personally relevant health risk information. In accordance with prior theorizing (e.g., Cohen & Sherman, 2014), it was hypothesized that the morality affirmation would be more effective than the competence affirmation in such contexts, as the former targets a different domain to that threatened by the health risk information. Both studies employed a cross-sectional experimental design. Participants were presented with a morality affirmation, competence affirmation, or no affirmation control prior to reading a message about the risks of (1) not engaging in daily dental flossing (Study 1) and (2) red meat consumption (Study 2). Participants subsequently completed a number of measures assessing acceptance of the message. In line with predictions, findings from both studies demonstrated that the morality affirmation precipitated greater acceptance of personally relevant health risk information compared to the competence affirmation, as reflected in more positive attitudes (Studies 1 and 2) and intentions (Study 1). Study 2's findings further suggested that the superior efficacy of the morality affirmation in health-related contexts could not simply be attributed to a general tendency for this affirmation to outperform the competence affirmation. The nature of the value affirmed may be a critical factor in determining the success of self-affirmation manipulations in health-related domains. Statement of contribution What is already known on this subject? Self-affirmation has been shown to promote openness to personally relevant health risk information across a variety of behavioural domains. The most frequently utilized self-affirmation manipulation involves participants reflecting on a personally important value; however, participants typically self-select the value they reflect on. This means that the nature of the value

Affirmative Action Guidelines.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Barbarita, Juana

Clarifying guidelines are presented for use by California community college districts in interpreting Title 5 of the California Administrative Code, which requires the adoption of employee affirmative action plans, including goals and timetables to increase the number of ethnic minorities and women in district employment. Following material on the…

Affirmative Action Plan.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh.

This affirmative action (AA) guide is intended to identify and remove discriminatory employment practices that may still exist in the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction (DPI). DPI extends equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, political…

13 CFR 117.6 - Remedial and affirmative action by recipients.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 13 Business Credit and Assistance 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Remedial and affirmative action by... 1975, AS AMENDED § 117.6 Remedial and affirmative action by recipients. (a) Where a recipient is found...) Even in the absence of a finding of discrimination, a recipient may take affirmative action to overcome...

13 CFR 117.6 - Remedial and affirmative action by recipients.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 13 Business Credit and Assistance 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Remedial and affirmative action by... 1975, AS AMENDED § 117.6 Remedial and affirmative action by recipients. (a) Where a recipient is found...) Even in the absence of a finding of discrimination, a recipient may take affirmative action to overcome...

The role of gender affirmation in psychological well-being among transgender women.

PubMed

Glynn, Tiffany R; Gamarel, Kristi E; Kahler, Christopher W; Iwamoto, Mariko; Operario, Don; Nemoto, Tooru

2016-09-01

High prevalence of psychological distress, including greater depression, lower self-esteem, and suicidal ideation, has been documented across numerous samples of transgender women and has been attributed to high rates of discrimination and violence. According to the gender affirmation framework (Sevelius, 2013), access to sources of gender-affirmative support can offset such negative psychological effects of social oppression. However, critical questions remain unanswered in regards to how and which aspects of gender affirmation are related to psychological well-being. The aims of this study were to investigate the associations between three discrete areas of gender affirmation (psychological, medical, and social) and participants' reports of psychological well-being. A community sample of 573 transgender women with a history of sex work completed a one-time self-report survey that assessed demographic characteristics, gender affirmation, and mental health outcomes. In multivariate models, we found that social, psychological, and medical gender affirmation were significant predictors of lower depression and higher self-esteem while no domains of affirmation were significantly associated with suicidal ideation. Findings support the need for accessible and affordable transitioning resources for transgender women in order to promote better quality of life among an already vulnerable population. As the gender affirmation framework posits, the personal experience of feeling affirmed as a transgender person results from individuals' subjective perceptions of need along multiple dimensions of gender affirmation. Personalized assessment of gender affirmation may thus be a useful component of counseling and service provision for transgender women.

41 CFR 60-2.17 - Additional required elements of affirmative action programs.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... elements of affirmative action programs. 60-2.17 Section 60-2.17 Public Contracts and Property Management... EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 2-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS Purpose and Contents of Affirmative Action Programs § 60-2.17 Additional required elements of affirmative action programs. In addition to the...

Veterans, Women, Families with Children, and Persons With Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9

2011-01-12

House - 03/23/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

The moderating impact of self-esteem on self-affirmation effects.

PubMed

Düring, Camilla; Jessop, Donna C

2015-05-01

This study explored whether self-esteem would moderate the effectiveness of a self-affirmation manipulation at increasing openness to personally relevant health-risk information. The study employed a prospective experimental design. Participants (N = 328) completed either a self-affirmation manipulation or a control task, prior to reading information detailing the health-related consequences of taking insufficient exercise. They then completed a series of measures assessing their cognitions towards exercise and their derogation of the information. Exercise behaviour was assessed at 1-week follow-up. Self-esteem moderated the impact of self-affirmation on the majority of outcomes. For participants with low self-esteem, the self-affirmation manipulation resulted in more positive attitudes and intentions towards exercise, together with lower levels of derogation of the health-risk information. By contrast, there was no effect of the self-affirmation manipulation on outcomes for participants with high self-esteem. Findings suggest that self-affirmation manipulations might be of particular benefit for those with low self-esteem in terms of promoting openness towards health-risk information. This is promising from a health promotion perspective, as individuals with low self-esteem often represent those most in need of intervention. Statement of contribution What is already known on this subject? Self-affirmation has been shown to result in more open processing of personally relevant health-risk information. Individuals low in self-esteem tend to process such information more defensively than those high in self-esteem. What does this study add? It explores whether self-esteem moderates the impact of self-affirmation on responses to health-risk information. Findings suggest that individuals with low self-esteem benefit most from the self-affirmation manipulation. This has important applied implications, as individuals with low self-esteem may be most in need of

Latinos and Their Housing Experiences in Metropolitan Chicago: Challenges and Recommendations

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Troche-Rodriguez, Madeline

2009-01-01

Low Income;This article examines instances of housing discrimination against Latinos in the Chicago suburbs through several interviews with thirty-four Latino families who live in towns with a recent history of controversies around fair housing. Whether they are living in the central city or in the suburbs, Latinos continue to experience housing…

41 CFR 60-741.44 - Required contents of affirmative action programs.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... affirmative action programs. 60-741.44 Section 60-741.44 Public Contracts and Property Management Other... OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 741-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS REGARDING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES Affirmative Action Program § 60-741.44 Required contents...

28 CFR 42.724 - Remedial and affirmative action.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Remedial and affirmative action. 42.724... affirmative action. (a) If the Department finds that, in violation of this subpart, a recipient has discriminated on the basis of age, the recipient shall take remedial action that the Department considers...

28 CFR 42.724 - Remedial and affirmative action.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Remedial and affirmative action. 42.724... affirmative action. (a) If the Department finds that, in violation of this subpart, a recipient has discriminated on the basis of age, the recipient shall take remedial action that the Department considers...

Housing and Health of Kiribati Migrants Living in New Zealand

PubMed Central

Teariki, Mary Anne

2017-01-01

Settlement is a complex process of adjustment for migrants and refugees. Drawing on recent research on the settlement experiences of Kiribati migrants and their families living in New Zealand, this article examines the role of housing as an influencer of the settlement and health of Kiribati migrants. Using qualitative methodology, in-depth interviews were conducted with fourteen Kiribati migrants (eight women and six men) representing 91 family members about the key issues and events that shaped their settlement in New Zealand. The stories told by participants affirm the association between housing and health. The study serves as an important reminder that children bear a great cost from living in poorly insulated and damp housing, and adults bear the mental costs, including social isolation resulting from inadequate rental housing. Detailed information about how this migrant group entered the private rental housing market, by taking over the rental leases of other Kiribati migrants vacating their rental properties, indicated some of the unintended consequences related to a lack of incentives for landlords to make improvements. With the most vulnerable families most at risk from inadequate housing, this research concludes that there is a need for minimum housing standards to protect tenants. PMID:29039780

Affirmative Action Fallout

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Roach, Ronald

2005-01-01

Race-conscious affirmative action in higher education survived a close challenge in 2003 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that race was a valid academic admission criteria in the "Grutter v. Bollinger" case. Two years later, a number of "pipeline" programs to help under-represented minorities gain admission to and complete graduate school have…

Affirmative Action Compliance Program for Fiscal Year 1980

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Not Available

Eleven chapters are used to delineate Lawrence Berkeley Lab's compliance, namely: (1) a description of LBL's facility, history, staff, mission, etc; (2) Affirmative Action policy statement; (3) dissemination (internal and external) per the implementation regulations; (4) identification of Affirmative Action responsibilities; (5) personnel policies; (6) past goal-setting process and accomplishment; (7) work-force array, job groups, availability determinations, identification of underutilization, and goals and timetables; (8) identification of problem areas and action-oriented programs; (9) listing and brief description of specific LBL Affirmative Action programs; (10) compliance with sex-discrimination guidelines; and (11) compliance with guidelines on discrimination because of religion or nationalmore » origin.« less

Affirmative action and the allocation of health care.

PubMed

Francis, L P

1999-09-01

The justifications of affirmative action, the compensatory, corrective and redistributive, have been widely recognized in legal thinking. They have been applied, principally, to employment practices. They can also be applied to health care. Arguments for affirmative action in health care allocation shift the burden of proof to those who deny that racism is the root cause of differential morbidity and mortality experienced by, for example, African Americans. At the very least, these arguments mandate much needed research into the causes of minorities' poor health. Without such research, racism remains the presumptive cause of, and affirmative action the appropriate remedy for, the health care problems minorities face.

49 CFR 25.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 49 Transportation 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self... Introduction § 25.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the... official deems necessary to overcome the effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the...

49 CFR 25.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 49 Transportation 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self... Introduction § 25.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the... official deems necessary to overcome the effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the...

22 CFR 92.18 - Oaths and affirmations defined.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Oaths and affirmations defined. 92.18 Section 92.18 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE LEGAL AND RELATED SERVICES NOTARIAL AND RELATED SERVICES Specific Notarial Acts § 92.18 Oaths and affirmations defined. (a) Oath. An oath is an outward pledge given...

A Decade of New Opportunity: Affirmative Action in the 1970s.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Hammerman, Herbert

This study investigates whether there were significant changes in the employment patterns of minorities and women in the 1970s, whether any such changes resulted from affirmative action, and whether affirmative action brought about fundamental changes in discriminatory personnel practices and systems. (Affirmative action here refers to that…

44 CFR 19.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the designated agency official finds that a... effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on the basis of sex in an education program or activity, a recipient may take affirmative action...

18 CFR 1317.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... affirmative action and self-evaluation. 1317.110 Section 1317.110 Conservation of Power and Water Resources... RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Introduction § 1317.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self... discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on the basis of sex in an...

22 CFR 229.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self... Introduction § 229.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the... official deems necessary to overcome the effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the...

14 CFR 1253.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2011-01-01 2010-01-01 true Remedial and affirmative action and self... Introduction § 1253.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the... official deems necessary to overcome the effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the...

36 CFR 1211.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the designated agency official finds that a... effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on the basis of sex in an education program or activity, a recipient may take affirmative action...

28 CFR 54.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 2 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self... Introduction § 54.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the... official deems necessary to overcome the effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the...

40 CFR 5.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and... Introduction § 5.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the... official deems necessary to overcome the effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the...

43 CFR 41.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 43 Public Lands: Interior 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self... Introduction § 41.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the... official deems necessary to overcome the effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the...

6 CFR 17.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 6 Domestic Security 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self... Introduction § 17.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the... official deems necessary to overcome the effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the...

14 CFR 1253.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self... Introduction § 1253.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the... official deems necessary to overcome the effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the...

22 CFR 146.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self... Introduction § 146.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the... official deems necessary to overcome the effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the...

40 CFR 5.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and... Introduction § 5.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the... official deems necessary to overcome the effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the...

31 CFR 28.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and... FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Introduction § 28.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial... activity, a recipient may take affirmative action consistent with law to overcome the effects of conditions...

10 CFR 1042.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 10 Energy 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. 1042....110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the designated agency... deems necessary to overcome the effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence...

18 CFR 1317.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... affirmative action and self-evaluation. 1317.110 Section 1317.110 Conservation of Power and Water Resources... RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Introduction § 1317.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self... discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on the basis of sex in an...

48 CFR 52.222-36 - Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 2 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Affirmative Action for... Provisions and Clauses 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities. As prescribed in 22.1408(a), insert the following clause: Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities (OCT 2010) (a) General. (1...

22 CFR 146.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self... Introduction § 146.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the... official deems necessary to overcome the effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the...

43 CFR 41.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 43 Public Lands: Interior 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self... Introduction § 41.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the... official deems necessary to overcome the effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the...

28 CFR 54.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self... Introduction § 54.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the... official deems necessary to overcome the effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the...

38 CFR 23.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Introduction § 23.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self... discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on the basis of sex in an education program or activity, a recipient may take affirmative action consistent with law to overcome the...

36 CFR 1211.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the designated agency official finds that a... effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on the basis of sex in an education program or activity, a recipient may take affirmative action...

48 CFR 52.222-36 - Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 2 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Affirmative Action for... Provisions and Clauses 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities. As prescribed in 22.1408(a), insert the following clause: Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities (OCT 2010) (a) General. (1...

10 CFR 1042.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 10 Energy 4 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. 1042....110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the designated agency... deems necessary to overcome the effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence...

44 CFR 19.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the designated agency official finds that a... effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on the basis of sex in an education program or activity, a recipient may take affirmative action...

38 CFR 23.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Introduction § 23.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self... discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on the basis of sex in an education program or activity, a recipient may take affirmative action consistent with law to overcome the...

6 CFR 17.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 6 Domestic Security 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self... Introduction § 17.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the... official deems necessary to overcome the effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the...

22 CFR 229.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self... Introduction § 229.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the... official deems necessary to overcome the effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the...

31 CFR 28.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance: Treasury 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and... FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Introduction § 28.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial... activity, a recipient may take affirmative action consistent with law to overcome the effects of conditions...

45 CFR 2555.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 4 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self... ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Introduction § 2555.110 Remedial and affirmative action and... discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on the basis of sex in an...

29 CFR 36.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 29 Labor 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. 36.110... affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the designated agency official finds that a... effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on...

13 CFR 113.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 13 Business Credit and Assistance 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Remedial and affirmative action... Receiving Federal Financial Assistance Introduction § 113.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self... discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on the basis of sex in an...

29 CFR 36.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 29 Labor 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. 36.110... affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the designated agency official finds that a... effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on...

45 CFR 618.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self... RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Introduction § 618.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self... discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on the basis of sex in an...

34 CFR 106.3 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 34 Education 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation... ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Introduction § 106.3 Remedial and affirmative action and... discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on the basis of sex in an...

45 CFR 86.3 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self... Introduction § 86.3 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the Director... effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on...

45 CFR 618.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 3 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self... RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Introduction § 618.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self... discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on the basis of sex in an...

13 CFR 113.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 13 Business Credit and Assistance 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Remedial and affirmative action... Receiving Federal Financial Assistance Introduction § 113.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self... discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on the basis of sex in an...

45 CFR 86.3 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self... Introduction § 86.3 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the Director... effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on...

10 CFR 1040.7 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 10 Energy 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. 1040... ASSISTED PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES General Provisions § 1040.7 Remedial and affirmative action and self... to overcome the effects of the discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of...

45 CFR 2555.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 4 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self... ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Introduction § 2555.110 Remedial and affirmative action and... discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on the basis of sex in an...

10 CFR 1040.7 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 10 Energy 4 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. 1040... ASSISTED PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES General Provisions § 1040.7 Remedial and affirmative action and self... to overcome the effects of the discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of...

34 CFR 106.3 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 34 Education 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation... ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Introduction § 106.3 Remedial and affirmative action and... discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on the basis of sex in an...

Gender-fair assessment of young gifted students' scientific thinking skills

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Dori, Y. J.; Zohar, A.; Fischer-Shachor, D.; Kohan-Mass, J.; Carmi, M.

2018-04-01

This paper describes an Israeli national-level research examining the extent to which admissions of elementary school students to the gifted programmes based on standardised tests are gender-fair. In the research, the gifted students consisted of 275 boys, 128 girls, and additional 80 girls who were admitted to the gifted programme through affirmative action (AA). To assess these young students' scientific thinking skills, also referred to as science practices, open-ended questions of case-based questionnaires were developed. The investigated scientific thinking skills were question posing, explanation, graphing, inquiry, and metacognition. Analysis of the students' responses revealed that gifted girls who entered the programmes through AA performed at the same level as the other gifted students. We found significant differences between the three research groups in question posing and graphing skills. We suggest increasing gender-fairness by revising the standard national testing system to include case-based narratives followed by open-ended questions that assess gifted students' scientific thinking skills. This may diminish the gender inequity expressed by the different number of girls and boys accepted to the gifted programmes. We show that open-ended tools for analysing students' scientific thinking might better serve both research and practice by identifying gifted girls and boys equally well.

Legal Standards Regarding Gender Equity and Affirmative Action.

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Ruiz, Celia M.

Because affirmative-action programs require governmental entities to act in a race-conscious and/or gender-conscious manner, public employers' affirmative-action programs may be challenged under both Title VII and the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This document describes the standards of review by which…

U.S. Air Force Spent Billions on F117 Engine Sustainment Without Knowing What a Fair Price Was

DTIC Science & Technology

2016-03-11

repair, or overhaul, as compared to the PW2000 commercial-derivative engine sustainment price for these services in the private sector.17 The House ... sustainment costs. The House committee was also concerned that the Air Force could not determine whether it is paying a fair and reasonable price for...administration. The House committee encouraged the Air Force to seek a competitive strategy to obtain F117 engine sustainment services and also encouraged it to

Reducing the stigma associated with seeking psychotherapy through self-affirmation.

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Lannin, Daniel G; Guyll, Max; Vogel, David L; Madon, Stephanie

2013-10-01

Psychotherapy may be underutilized because people experience self-stigma-the internalization of public stigma associated with seeking psychotherapy. The purpose of this study was to experimentally test whether the self-stigma associated with seeking psychotherapy could be reduced by a self-affirmation intervention wherein participants reflected on an important personal characteristic. Compared with a control group, we hypothesized that a self-affirmation writing task would attenuate self-stigma, and thereby evidence indirect effects on intentions and willingness to seek psychotherapy. Participants were 84 undergraduates experiencing psychological distress. After completing pretest measures of self-stigma, intentions, and willingness to seek psychotherapy, participants were randomly assigned to either a self-affirmation or a control writing task, and subsequently completed posttest measures of self-stigma, intentions, and willingness to seek psychotherapy. Consistent with hypotheses, participants who engaged in self-affirmation reported lower self-stigma at posttest. Moreover, the self-affirmation writing task resulted in a positive indirect effect on willingness to seek psychotherapy, though results failed to support an indirect effect on intentions to seek psychotherapy. Findings suggest that self-affirmation theory may provide a useful framework for designing interventions that seek to address the underutilization of psychological services through reductions in self-stigma.

The positive and negative framing of affirmative action: a group dominance perspective.

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Haley, Hillary; Sidanius, Jim

2006-05-01

Using a sample of 328 White, Latino, and Black Los Angeles County adults, the authors examined the tendency to employ various affirmative action "frames" (e.g., affirmative action as a "tie-breaking" device or as a quota-based policy). All three groups agreed about which frames cast affirmative action in a positive light and which cast it in a negative light. Although minorities had a tendency to frame affirmative action in terms that most people find morally acceptable, Whites had a tendency to frame affirmative action in terms most people find unacceptable. In addition, compared to minorities, Whites were less supportive of affirmative action regardless of how it was framed. LISREL modeling also was employed to test two competing models regarding predictors of the tendency to use frames that one personally finds to be relatively negative versus positive. Consistent with the expectations of social dominance theory and a motivated cognition perspective, the authors found that social dominance orientation (SDO) had significant net direct and indirect effects on one's framing of affirmative action.

Assessing lesbian, gay, and bisexual affirmative training in couple and family therapy: establishing the validity of the Faculty Version of the Affirmative Training Inventory.

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McGeorge, Christi R; Carlson, Thomas S; Toomey, Russell B

2015-01-01

This study established the validity and factor structure of the Faculty Version of the Affirmative Training Inventory (ATI-F), which assesses faculty members' perceptions of the level of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) affirmative training that occurs in clinical programs. Additionally, this study examined the latent associations among the subscales of the ATI-F and three convergent validity items utilizing a sample of 117 faculty members from accredited family therapy programs. The findings provide empirical support for the relationship between including classroom content on LGB affirmative therapy and faculty members' beliefs about LGB individuals and relationships. Specifically, faculty members who report more positive beliefs about LGB clients appear to be more likely to include LGB affirmative therapy content in the courses they teach. © 2013 American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

Integrated and Gender-Affirming Transgender Clinical Care and Research.

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Reisner, Sari L; Radix, Asa; Deutsch, Madeline B

2016-08-15

Transgender (trans) communities worldwide, particularly those on the trans feminine spectrum, are disproportionately burdened by HIV infection and at risk for HIV acquisition/transmission. Trans individuals represent an underserved, highly stigmatized, and under-resourced population not only in HIV prevention efforts but also in delivery of general primary medical and clinical care that is gender affirming. We offer a model of gender-affirmative integrated clinical care and community research to address and intervene on disparities in HIV infection for transgender people. We define trans terminology, briefly review the social epidemiology of HIV infection among trans individuals, highlight gender affirmation as a key social determinant of health, describe exemplar models of gender-affirmative clinical care in Boston MA, New York, NY, and San Francisco, CA, and offer suggested "best practices" for how to integrate clinical care and research for the field of HIV prevention. Holistic and culturally responsive HIV prevention interventions must be grounded in the lived realities the trans community faces to reduce disparities in HIV infection. HIV prevention interventions will be most effective if they use a structural approach and integrate primary concerns of transgender people (eg, gender-affirmative care and management of gender transition) alongside delivery of HIV-related services (eg, biobehavioral prevention, HIV testing, linkage to care, and treatment).

41 CFR 60-741.40 - Applicability of the affirmative action program requirement.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... affirmative action program requirement. 60-741.40 Section 60-741.40 Public Contracts and Property Management... EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 741-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS REGARDING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES Affirmative Action Program § 60-741.40...

41 CFR 60-741.40 - Applicability of the affirmative action program requirement.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... affirmative action program requirement. 60-741.40 Section 60-741.40 Public Contracts and Property Management... EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 741-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS REGARDING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES Affirmative Action Program § 60-741.40...

Self-affirmation reduces smokers' defensiveness to graphic on-pack cigarette warning labels.

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Harris, Peter R; Mayle, Kathryn; Mabbott, Lucy; Napper, Lucy

2007-07-01

Little is known about how smokers respond to graphic images depicting the health consequences of smoking. The authors tested whether smokers respond defensively to such images and whether allowing them to self-affirm reduces their defensiveness. Young smokers (N = 87) were randomly allocated to self-affirm or perform a control task prior to viewing 4 images intended for future use on cigarette packs in the European Union. Measures were taken immediately postexposure and after 1 week. Participants rated each image for threat and personal relevance. Once all 4 images had been viewed, they completed measures of intentions, self-efficacy, and perceived behavioral control for reducing cigarette consumption, negative thoughts and feelings about smoking, personal vulnerability to 6 smoking-related diseases, desire to quit, and plans to quit. At the 1-week follow-up, measures of self-reported smoking and desire to reduce consumption were taken. Relative to controls, self-affirmed participants rated the images as more threatening and personally relevant, and they reported more negative thoughts and feelings and higher levels of control, self-efficacy, and intentions. Risk level moderated the effect of self-affirmation on relevance and intentions: Self-affirmation increased ratings on both measures among those who smoked more. In addition, self-affirmation moderated the threat-intention relationship, which was weaker in the self-affirmed group. At follow-up, motivation to reduce consumption remained higher in self-affirmed participants, but there were no differences in reported consumption. Self-affirmation can promote less defensive responding even to visual material about well-established health risks such as smoking. Copyright 2007 APA.

41 CFR 60-300.40 - Applicability of the affirmative action program requirement.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... affirmative action program requirement. 60-300.40 Section 60-300.40 Public Contracts and Property Management... EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 300-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS OF... VETERANS, AND ARMED FORCES SERVICE MEDAL VETERANS Affirmative Action Program § 60-300.40 Applicability of...

41 CFR 60-250.40 - Applicability of the affirmative action program requirement.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... affirmative action program requirement. 60-250.40 Section 60-250.40 Public Contracts and Property Management... EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 250-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS OF... SEPARATED VETERANS, AND OTHER PROTECTED VETERANS Affirmative Action Program § 60-250.40 Applicability of the...

41 CFR 60-250.40 - Applicability of the affirmative action program requirement.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... affirmative action program requirement. 60-250.40 Section 60-250.40 Public Contracts and Property Management... EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 250-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS OF... SEPARATED VETERANS, AND OTHER PROTECTED VETERANS Affirmative Action Program § 60-250.40 Applicability of the...

41 CFR 60-300.40 - Applicability of the affirmative action program requirement.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... affirmative action program requirement. 60-300.40 Section 60-300.40 Public Contracts and Property Management... EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 300-AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS OF... VETERANS, AND ARMED FORCES SERVICE MEDAL VETERANS Affirmative Action Program § 60-300.40 Applicability of...

Self-affirmation among the poor: cognitive and behavioral implications.

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Hall, Crystal C; Zhao, Jiaying; Shafir, Eldar

2014-02-01

The poor are universally stigmatized. The stigma of poverty includes being perceived as incompetent and feeling shunned and disrespected. It can lead to cognitive distancing, diminish cognitive performance, and cause the poor to forego beneficial programs. In the present research, we examined how self-affirmation can mitigate the stigma of poverty through randomized field experiments involving low-income individuals at an inner-city soup kitchen. Because of low literacy levels, we used an oral rather than written affirmation procedure, in which participants verbally described a personal experience that made them feel successful or proud. Compared with nonaffirmed participants, affirmed individuals exhibited better executive control, higher fluid intelligence, and a greater willingness to avail themselves of benefits programs. The effects were not driven by elevated positive mood, and the same intervention did not affect the performance of wealthy participants. The findings suggest that self-affirmation can improve the cognitive performance and decisions of the poor, and it may have important policy implications.

41 CFR 101-4.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... Introduction § 101-4.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the... official deems necessary to overcome the effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the... recipient may take affirmative action consistent with law to overcome the effects of conditions that...

41 CFR 101-4.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... Introduction § 101-4.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the... official deems necessary to overcome the effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the... recipient may take affirmative action consistent with law to overcome the effects of conditions that...

Balancing RIF & Affirmative Action: A Guidebook for Administrators. Draft.

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Ruzicka, Pat; Berard, Barbara, Ed.

The result of two seminars bringing together educators to discuss the "often conflicting requirements of affirmative action and reductions in force" (RIF), this booklet is intended to provide practical insights and suggestions on meeting affirmative action goals "in situations characterized by staff and program cutbacks." Chapter 1 describes…

Learning from the settlement in Mount Merapi's slopes: Orientation and shape of traditional house

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Setyowati, Wiwit

2017-03-01

Settlement in Mount Merapi's slopes possesses a strong local wisdom. The purpose of this study was to look for Local Wisdom reflected on the orientation, and shape of the house in Pelemsari Village that location in the highest settlement in Mount Merapi's slopes. This research was investigated using qualitative-naturalistic approach. The results of the study showed that the house has madhep ngarep orientation which is meant facing the palace. Additionally, it also affirms to the public perception that the orientation of the house is do not dare facing the mountain. The closet is oriented to avoid facing the Qiblah. The orientation of omah bajang is facing south, so when giving offerings, the giver of offerings will be facing mountain. There are two shapes of a house namely omah sinom (wedok roof house) and omah kampung (lanang roof house). In the placement, the omah kampung is placed behind omah sinom, which has a meaning men allow women to sit on their laps so that the wives have a longer lifespan.

Assessing a New Approach to Class-Based Affirmative Action

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Gaertner, Matthew N.

2011-01-01

In November, 2008, Colorado and Nebraska voted on amendments that sought to end race-based affirmative action at public universities. In anticipation of the vote, Colorado's flagship public institution--The University of Colorado at Boulder (CU)--explored statistical approaches to support class-based affirmative action. This paper details CU's…

Assessing a New Approach to Class-Based Affirmative Action

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Gaertner, Matthew Newman

2011-01-01

In November, 2008, Colorado and Nebraska voted on amendments that sought to end race-based affirmative action at public universities in those states. In anticipation of the vote, the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) explored statistical approaches to support class-based (i.e., socioeconomic) affirmative action. This dissertation introduces…

A Case Study of Self-Affirmations in Teacher Education

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Robinson, Scott

2014-01-01

This qualitative study reports on what was learned from two former teacher candidates, who engaged in self-affirmation writing exercises in an education seminar during their final semester in a teacher education program. Self-affirmations, as presented here, are brief psychological interventions designed to enhance the self-integrity of teacher…

Affirmative Action: A Course for the Future. Affirmative Action Task Force for the Study "New Directions: African Americans in a Diversifying Nation."

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Washington, DC.

A primary social dilemma today is that current strategies have led to the perception that affirmative action favors some population groups at the expense of others, that in a sense it uses one form of discrimination to combat another. It is essential to reconsider affirmative action strategies to implement those that are most appropriate for today…

Integrated and Gender-Affirming Transgender Clinical Care and Research

PubMed Central

Radix, Asa; Deutsch, Madeline B.

2016-01-01

Abstract: Transgender (trans) communities worldwide, particularly those on the trans feminine spectrum, are disproportionately burdened by HIV infection and at risk for HIV acquisition/transmission. Trans individuals represent an underserved, highly stigmatized, and under-resourced population not only in HIV prevention efforts but also in delivery of general primary medical and clinical care that is gender affirming. We offer a model of gender-affirmative integrated clinical care and community research to address and intervene on disparities in HIV infection for transgender people. We define trans terminology, briefly review the social epidemiology of HIV infection among trans individuals, highlight gender affirmation as a key social determinant of health, describe exemplar models of gender-affirmative clinical care in Boston MA, New York, NY, and San Francisco, CA, and offer suggested “best practices” for how to integrate clinical care and research for the field of HIV prevention. Holistic and culturally responsive HIV prevention interventions must be grounded in the lived realities the trans community faces to reduce disparities in HIV infection. HIV prevention interventions will be most effective if they use a structural approach and integrate primary concerns of transgender people (eg, gender-affirmative care and management of gender transition) alongside delivery of HIV-related services (eg, biobehavioral prevention, HIV testing, linkage to care, and treatment). PMID:27429189

15 CFR 8a.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 15 Commerce and Foreign Trade 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and... Introduction § 8a.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the... official deems necessary to overcome the effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the...

7 CFR 15a.3 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation... affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the Secretary finds that a recipient has.... (b) Affirmative action. In the absence of a finding of discrimination on the basis of sex in an...

15 CFR 8a.110 - Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 15 Commerce and Foreign Trade 1 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Remedial and affirmative action and... Introduction § 8a.110 Remedial and affirmative action and self-evaluation. (a) Remedial action. If the... official deems necessary to overcome the effects of such discrimination. (b) Affirmative action. In the...

The Attack on Affirmative Action: Lives in Parallel Universes.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Olivas, Michael A.

1993-01-01

In response to criticism of affirmative action in higher education, it is argued that affirmative action has brought demonstrable improvements in U.S. society. The debate, and the related research and literature, are reviewed from both perspectives, and it is concluded that the time has come to end white male privilege. (MSE)

29 CFR 1608.7 - Affirmative action plans or programs under State or local law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 29 Labor 4 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Affirmative action plans or programs under State or local... OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION AFFIRMATIVE ACTION APPROPRIATE UNDER TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED § 1608.7 Affirmative action plans or programs under State or local law. Affirmative action plans...

29 CFR 1608.7 - Affirmative action plans or programs under State or local law.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 29 Labor 4 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Affirmative action plans or programs under State or local... OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION AFFIRMATIVE ACTION APPROPRIATE UNDER TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED § 1608.7 Affirmative action plans or programs under State or local law. Affirmative action plans...

Establishing the Validity of the Affirmative Training Inventory: Assessing the Relationship between Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Affirmative Training and Students' Clinical Competence

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Carlson, Thomas Stone; McGeorge, Christi R.; Toomey, Russell B.

2013-01-01

This study established the validity and factor structure of the Affirmative Training Inventory (ATI; T. S. Carlson, C. R. McGeorge & M. Rock, unpublished) as a measure of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) affirmative clinical training. Additionally, this study examined the latent associations among the subscales of the ATI and the Sexual…

41 CFR 60-2.17 - Additional required elements of affirmative action programs.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... elements of affirmative action programs. 60-2.17 Section 60-2.17 Public Contracts and Property Management... Action Programs § 60-2.17 Additional required elements of affirmative action programs. In addition to the elements required by § 60-2.10 through § 60-2.16, an acceptable affirmative action program must include the...

41 CFR 60-2.17 - Additional required elements of affirmative action programs.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... elements of affirmative action programs. 60-2.17 Section 60-2.17 Public Contracts and Property Management... Action Programs § 60-2.17 Additional required elements of affirmative action programs. In addition to the elements required by § 60-2.10 through § 60-2.16, an acceptable affirmative action program must include the...

41 CFR 60-2.17 - Additional required elements of affirmative action programs.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... elements of affirmative action programs. 60-2.17 Section 60-2.17 Public Contracts and Property Management... Action Programs § 60-2.17 Additional required elements of affirmative action programs. In addition to the elements required by § 60-2.10 through § 60-2.16, an acceptable affirmative action program must include the...

Applying Corporate Citizenship Theory to the Operation of Affirmative Businesses

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Easterly, Lisa; McCallion, Philip

2010-01-01

To address the need for more employment opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID), many vocational rehabilitation agencies have established social ventures called affirmative businesses. Unlike most traditional vocational rehabilitation programs, affirmative businesses compete directly with for-profit businesses producing…

77 FR 7108 - Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of Contractors and Subcontractors Regarding...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-02-10

...-AA02 Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of Contractors and Subcontractors Regarding... affirmative action regulations of section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. This document..., OFCCP published a proposed rule entitled, ``Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of...

24 CFR 882.403 - ACC, housing assistance payments contract, and lease.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM, SECTION 202 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY PROGRAM AND SECTION 811 SUPPORTIVE... contracted for is the total of the Moderate Rehabilitation Fair Market Rents for all the units. The fee for...

And Affirmative Speeches Shall "Not" Serve as Legislative Intent!

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Benoit, William L.; Follert, Vincent F.

Legislative intent as a debate tactic is drawn from the judicial system as a fundamental concept in the interpretation of statutes. Two paradigms for the application of legislative intent have emerged: (1) the courts will examine the affirmative proposal after enactment to bring it into line with the intent of the affirmative team, and (2) the…

Affirmative Action: The New Look.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Hacker, Andrew

1989-01-01

Reviews eight recently published reports focusing on affirmative action in higher education. Discusses the following topics: (1) college admission policies; (2) minority student performance on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT); (3) school desegregation; and (4) minority group teachers. (FMW)

34 CFR 369.43 - What are the affirmative action plan requirements affecting grantees?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 34 Education 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false What are the affirmative action plan requirements... affirmative action plan requirements affecting grantees? A recipient of Federal assistance must develop and implement an affirmative action plan to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with...

34 CFR 369.43 - What are the affirmative action plan requirements affecting grantees?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 34 Education 2 2011-07-01 2010-07-01 true What are the affirmative action plan requirements... affirmative action plan requirements affecting grantees? A recipient of Federal assistance must develop and implement an affirmative action plan to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with...

Affirmative Cognitive Behavior Therapy with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adults.

PubMed

Austin, Ashley; Craig, Shelley L; Alessi, Edward J

2017-03-01

Although there is growing awareness in contemporary society regarding transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) identities, transgender people continue to be highly marginalized and subject to transphobic discrimination and victimization. As a result, authentically expressing and navigating a TGNC identity can be difficult. Psychiatrists and other mental health professionals can play a key role in supporting TGNC client health and well-being through the use of trans-affirmative approaches. Trans-affirmative practice recognizes all experiences of gender as equally healthy and valuable This article focuses on transgender affirmative cognitive behavior therapy. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Positive: HIV Affirmative Counseling.

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Kain, Craig D.

At the end of the 1980s, counselors largely lacked an integrated approach to counseling people living with HIV disease. This book describes the experience of counseling this group of persons. The major premise here is that counselors who counsel HIV-positive clients must come to understand and affirm their clients' experiences. The text defines a…

Calibrating the response to health warnings: limiting both overreaction and underreaction with self-affirmation.

PubMed

Griffin, Dale W; Harris, Peter R

2011-05-01

Self-affirmation, reflecting on one's defining personal values, increases acceptance of threatening information, but does it do so at the cost of inducing undue alarm in people at low risk of harm? We contrast an alarm model, wherein self-affirmation simply increases response to threat, with a calibration model, wherein self-affirmation increases sensitivity to the self-relevance of health-risk information. Female seafood consumers (N = 165) completed a values self-affirmation or control task before reading a U.S. Food and Drug Administration brochure on mercury in seafood. Findings support the calibration model: Among frequent seafood consumers, self-affirmation generally increased concern (reports of depth of thought, personal message relevance, perceived risk, and negative affect) for those high in defensiveness and reduced it for those low in defensiveness. Among infrequent consumers of seafood, self-affirmation typically reduced concern. Thus, self-affirmation increased the sensitivity with which women at different levels of risk, and at different levels of defensiveness, responded cognitively and affectively to the materials.

Open-mindedness can decrease persuasion amongst adolescents: the role of self-affirmation.

PubMed

Good, Anna; Harris, Peter R; Jessop, Donna; Abraham, Charles

2015-05-01

Self-affirmation (e.g., by reflecting on important personal values) has been found to promote more open-minded appraisal of threatening health messages in at-risk adults. However, it is unclear how self-affirmation affects adolescents and whether it has differential effects on the impact of these messages amongst those at relatively lower and higher risk. The current study explored moderation by risk. Participants were randomly assigned to either a self-affirmation or a control condition before receiving a health message concerning physical activity. Older adolescents (N = 125) completed a self-affirmation or control writing task before reading about the health consequences of not meeting recommendations to be physically active for at least 60 min daily. Most of the sample did not achieve these levels of activity (98%, N = 123). Consequently, the message informed these participants that - unless they changed their behaviour - they would be at higher risk of heart disease. Participants completed measures of responses to the message and behaviour-specific cognitions (e.g., self-efficacy) for meeting the recommendations. For relatively inactive participants, self-affirmation was associated with increased persuasion. However, for those who were moderately active (but not meeting recommendations), those in the self-affirmation condition were less persuaded by the message. Whilst self-affirmation can increase message acceptance, there are circumstances when the open-mindedness it induces may decrease persuasion. The evidence provided in this study suggests that caution may be needed when recommendations are challenging and it could be considered reasonable to be sceptical about the need to change behaviour. Statement of contribution What is already known on this subject? Self-affirmation can facilitate open-mindedness and sensitivity to whether health messages suggest high or low risk on the basis of current behaviour. What does this study add? Demonstrates that

Affirmative Action Now: A Guide for Students, Families, and Counselors

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Beckman, James A.

2006-01-01

Designed for students, parents, and counselors, this timely work addresses the present state of affirmative action in higher education after the landmark decisions of "Gratz v. Bollinger" and "Grutter v. Bollinger." Informative chapters provide an overall understanding of the history of affirmative action in higher education in…

Self-affirming trait kindness regulates disgust toward one's physical appearance.

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Powell, Philip A; Simpson, Jane; Overton, Paul G

2015-01-01

In two studies, self-affirming the behavioral trait of kindness was examined as a method of regulating state disgust toward one's physical appearance. In Study 1, 56 participants (37 women, 19 men, Mage=33.16 years) completed either a questionnaire designed to self-affirm kindness or a control equivalent and rated their disgust, anger, sadness, and happiness toward their appearance and behavior. In Study 2, 116 individuals (83 women, 33 men, Mage=24.90 years) participated in the same experiment over the internet in an ecologically valid context. When controlling for trait self-disgust, the self-affirmed in Study 1 reported significantly less disgust toward their appearance (ηp(2)=.12, p=.011). This effect was replicated in Study 2, but driven by lower state disgust levels in those higher in trait self-disgust (f(2)=.10, p=.001). Affirming valued traits, like kindness, may be a useful tool for regulating disgust toward body image. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Influence of Self-Affirmation on Responses to Gain- versus Loss-Framed Antismoking Messages

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Zhao, Xiaoquan; Nan, Xiaoli

2010-01-01

Self-affirmation has been shown to reduce biased processing of threatening health messages. In this study, the impact of self-affirmation on college smokers' reactions to gain- versus loss-framed antismoking public service announcements (PSAs) was examined. A consistent pattern of interaction was observed wherein self-affirmation produced more…

Affirmative LGBT psychotherapy: Outcomes of a therapist training protocol.

PubMed

Pepping, Christopher A; Lyons, Anthony; Morris, Eric M J

2018-03-01

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people seek psychotherapy at high rates, and the importance of providing culturally appropriate and LGBT-affirmative psychotherapy has been widely acknowledged. Despite this, remarkably little research has investigated the effects of therapist training in LGBT-affirmative psychotherapy. Here we examined the effectiveness of a training protocol for LGBT-affirmative psychotherapy with 96 mental health professionals, ranging in therapeutic experience from <1 year to 37 years (M = 6.54 years). Across all outcomes, therapists reported increased knowledge and skills related to working with LGBT clients following the training. Therapists also displayed reductions in homo-negativity and trans-negativity. Therapists' characteristics did not influence the extent to which they benefited from training. Specifically, years of clinical experience, therapist religiosity, and therapist psychological flexibility were unrelated to changes in attitudes, knowledge, and skills. The results of this study clearly suggest that providing training in LGBT-affirmative psychotherapy can enhance therapists' attitudes, knowledge, and skills. Of particular importance is that the benefits associated with such training appear to hold regardless of therapists' characteristics. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).

22 CFR 92.21 - Notarial certificate to oath or affirmation.

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... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Notarial certificate to oath or affirmation. 92.21 Section 92.21 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE LEGAL AND RELATED SERVICES NOTARIAL AND RELATED SERVICES Specific Notarial Acts § 92.21 Notarial certificate to oath or affirmation. The written...

The Evolution, Development, and Future of Affirmative Action in Government.

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Davis, James Edward

This thesis discusses the evolution, development, and future of affirmative action in government. Executive Order 11246 formally created affirmative action in 1965 as a remedy for underuse of minorities and women in the workplace and classroom. Many private businesses believe government organizations promote diversity and social equity. Many local…

Attitudes towards Discrimination and Affirmative Action for Minorities and Women.

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Seltzer, Richard; Thompson, Edward, III

Public attitudes toward affirmative action and racial discrimination were measured in a telephone survey of 648 respondents in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. In addition to focusing on how government affirmative action policies impact on racial minorities and women, the study investigated individual attitudes on the extent of racial…

Affirmative action as organization development at the Johnson Space Center

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Tryman, Mfanya Donald L.

1987-01-01

The role of affirmative actions is investigated as an interventionist Organization Development (OD) strategy for insuring equal opportunities at the NASA/Johnson Space Center. In doing so, an eclectic and holistic model is developed for the recruiting and hiring of minorities and females over the next five years. The strategy, approach, and assumptions for the model are quite different than those for JSC's five year plan. The study concludes that Organization development utilizing affirmative action is a valid means to bring about organizational change and renewal processes, and that an eclectic model of affirmative action is most suitable and rational in obtaining this end.

Gender Differences in Physics 1: The Impact of a Self-Affirmation Intervention

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Kost-Smith, Lauren E.; Pollock, Steven J.; Finkelstein, Noah D.; Cohen, Geoffrey L.; Ito, Tiffany A.; Miyake, Akira

2010-10-01

Prior work at CU-Boulder has shown that a gender gap (difference in male and female performance) exists in both the pre- and post-course conceptual surveys, despite the use of interactive engagement techniques [Kost, et al., PRST-PER 5, 010101]. A potential explanation for this persistent gap is that stereotype threat, the fear of confirming a stereotype about one self, is inhibiting females' performance. Prior research has demonstrated that stereotype threat can be alleviated through the use of self-affirmation, a process of affirming one's overall self-worth and integrity [Cohen, et al., Science 313, 1307]. We report results of a randomized experiment testing the impact of a self-affirmation exercise on the gender gap in Physics 1. The gender gap on a conceptual post-survey is reduced from 19% for students who did not affirm their own values, to 9% for students who completed two 15-minute self-affirmation exercises at the beginning of the semester.

Helping the self help others: self-affirmation increases self-compassion and pro-social behaviors.

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Lindsay, Emily K; Creswell, J David

2014-01-01

Reflecting on an important personal value in a self-affirmation activity has been shown to improve psychological functioning in a broad range of studies, but the underlying mechanisms for these self-affirmation effects are unknown. Here we provide an initial test of a novel self-compassion account of self-affirmation in two experimental studies. Study 1 shows that an experimental manipulation of self-affirmation (3-min of writing about an important personal value vs. writing about an unimportant value) increases feelings of self-compassion, and these feelings in turn mobilize more pro-social behaviors to a laboratory shelf-collapse incident. Study 2 tests and extends these effects by evaluating whether self-affirmation increases feelings of compassion toward the self (consistent with the self-compassion account) or increases feelings of compassion toward others (an alternative other-directed compassion account), using a validated storytelling behavioral task. Consistent with a self-compassion account, Study 2 demonstrates the predicted self-affirmation by video condition interaction, indicating that self-affirmation participants had greater feelings of self-compassion in response to watching their own storytelling performance (self-compassion) compared to watching a peer's storytelling performance (other-directed compassion). Further, pre-existing levels of trait self-compassion moderated this effect, such that self-affirmation increased self-compassionate responses the most in participants low in trait self-compassion. This work suggests that self-compassion may be a promising mechanism for self-affirmation effects, and that self-compassionate feelings can mobilize pro-social behaviors.

Threshold considerations in fair allocation of health resources: justice beyond scarcity.

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Alvarez, Allen Andrew A

2007-10-01

Application of egalitarian and prioritarian accounts of health resource allocation in low-income countries have both been criticized for implying distribution outcomes that allow decreasing/undermining health gains and for tolerating unacceptable standards of health care and health status that result from such allocation schemes. Insufficient health care and severe deprivation of health resources are difficult to accept even when justified by aggregative efficiency or legitimized by fair deliberative process in pursuing equality and priority oriented outcomes. I affirm the sufficientarian argument that, given extreme scarcity of public health resources in low-income countries, neither health status equality between populations nor priority for the worse off is normatively adequate. Nevertheless, the threshold norm alone need not be the sole consideration when a country's total health budget is extremely scarce. Threshold considerations are necessary in developing a theory of fair distribution of health resources that is sensitive to the lexically prior norm of sufficiency. Based on the intuition that shares must not be taken away from those who barely achieve a minimal level of health, I argue that assessments based on standards of minimal physical/mental health must be developed to evaluate the sufficiency of the total resources of health systems in low-income countries prior to pursuing equality, priority, and efficiency based resource allocation. I also begin to examine how threshold sensitive health resource assessment could be used in the Philippines.

The Management of Affirmative Action Programs: A Follow-up Report.

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Kronovet, Esther

After initiating a survey in 1973 to study the "manager" of affirmative action programs, a followup was conducted among the same 58 public institutions throughout New York State to determine (1) whether there has been any change in the perception of the role of affirmative action officer, (2) the turnover rate among those assigned affirmative…

Taking Race into Account: Charting Student Attitudes towards Affirmative Action

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Park, Julie J.

2009-01-01

This paper examines student attitudes towards affirmative action over 4 years of college. Asian American and Latino/a students were more likely than White students to disagree strongly or somewhat with abolishing affirmative action after 4 years of college. A student's attitude towards the policy as a first-year student, peer group influence, and…

Helping the self help others: self-affirmation increases self-compassion and pro-social behaviors

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Lindsay, Emily K.; Creswell, J. David

2014-01-01

Reflecting on an important personal value in a self-affirmation activity has been shown to improve psychological functioning in a broad range of studies, but the underlying mechanisms for these self-affirmation effects are unknown. Here we provide an initial test of a novel self-compassion account of self-affirmation in two experimental studies. Study 1 shows that an experimental manipulation of self-affirmation (3-min of writing about an important personal value vs. writing about an unimportant value) increases feelings of self-compassion, and these feelings in turn mobilize more pro-social behaviors to a laboratory shelf-collapse incident. Study 2 tests and extends these effects by evaluating whether self-affirmation increases feelings of compassion toward the self (consistent with the self-compassion account) or increases feelings of compassion toward others (an alternative other-directed compassion account), using a validated storytelling behavioral task. Consistent with a self-compassion account, Study 2 demonstrates the predicted self-affirmation by video condition interaction, indicating that self-affirmation participants had greater feelings of self-compassion in response to watching their own storytelling performance (self-compassion) compared to watching a peer’s storytelling performance (other-directed compassion). Further, pre-existing levels of trait self-compassion moderated this effect, such that self-affirmation increased self-compassionate responses the most in participants low in trait self-compassion. This work suggests that self-compassion may be a promising mechanism for self-affirmation effects, and that self-compassionate feelings can mobilize pro-social behaviors. PMID:24860534

Diversification of U.S. medical schools via affirmative action implementation

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Lakhan, Shaheen Emmanuel

2003-01-01

Background The diversification of medical school student and faculty bodies via race-conscious affirmative action policy is a societal and legal option for the U.S. Supreme Court has recently ruled its use constitutional. This paper investigates the implications of affirmative action, particularly race-conscious compared to race-blind admissions policy; explains how alternative programs are generally impractical; and provides a brief review of the history and legality of affirmative action in the United States. Discussion Selection based solely on academic qualifications such as GPA and MCAT scores does not achieve racial and ethnic diversity in medical school, nor does it adequately predict success as practicing physicians. However, race-conscious preference yields greater practice in underserved and often minority populations, furthers our biomedical research progression, augments health care for minority patients, and fosters an exceptional medical school environment where students are better able to serve an increasingly multicultural society. Summary The implementation of race-conscious affirmative action results in diversity in medicine. Such diversity has shown increased medical practice in underserved areas, thereby providing better health care for the American people. PMID:13678423

Internet suicide: communities of affirmation and the lethality of communication.

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Niezen, Ronald

2013-04-01

As a tool of instant information dissemination and social networking, the Internet has made possible the formation and affirmation of public identities based on personality traits that are usually characterized by clinicians as pathological. The wide variety of online communities of affirmation reveals new conditions for permissiveness and inclusiveness in expressions of these socially marginal and clinically pathologized identities. Much the same kind of discourse common to these online communities is evident in some suicide forums. Web sites with suicide as their central raison d'être, taken together, encompass a wide range of ideas and commitments, including many that provide collective affirmation outside of (and often with hostility toward) professional intervention. The paradox of a potentially life-affirming effect of such forums runs counter to a stark dualism between online therapy versus "prochoice" forums and, by extension, to simple models of the influence of ideas on the lethality of suicide. Different forums either intensify or mitigate self-destructive tendencies in ways that are significant for understanding the place of communication in the occurrence of suicide and for therapeutic practice.

Housing decision making methods for initiation development phase process

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Zainal, Rozlin; Kasim, Narimah; Sarpin, Norliana; Wee, Seow Ta; Shamsudin, Zarina

2017-10-01

Late delivery and sick housing project problems were attributed to poor decision making. These problems are the string of housing developer that prefers to create their own approach based on their experiences and expertise with the simplest approach by just applying the obtainable standards and rules in decision making. This paper seeks to identify the decision making methods for housing development at the initiation phase in Malaysia. The research involved Delphi method by using questionnaire survey which involved 50 numbers of developers as samples for the primary stage of collect data. However, only 34 developers contributed to the second stage of the information gathering process. At the last stage, only 12 developers were left for the final data collection process. Finding affirms that Malaysian developers prefer to make their investment decisions based on simple interpolation of historical data and using simple statistical or mathematical techniques in producing the required reports. It was suggested that they seemed to skip several important decision-making functions at the primary development stage. These shortcomings were mainly due to time and financial constraints and the lack of statistical or mathematical expertise among the professional and management groups in the developer organisations.

Agents of Reconciliation: Agency-Affirmation Promotes Constructive Tendencies Following Transgressions in Low-Commitment Relationships.

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SimanTov-Nachlieli, Ilanit; Shnabel, Nurit; Mori-Hoffman, Anael

2017-02-01

Conflicting parties experience threats to both their agency and morality, but the experience of agency-threat exerts more influence on their behavior, leading to relationship-destructive tendencies. Whereas high-commitment relationships facilitate constructive tendencies despite the conflict, we theorized that in low-commitment relationships, affirming the adversary's agency is a prerequisite for facilitating more constructive tendencies. Focusing on sibling conflicts, Study 1 found that when commitment was low (rather than high), agency-affirmation increased participants' constructive tendencies toward their brother/sister compared with a control/no-affirmation condition. A corresponding morality-affirmation did not affect participants' tendencies. Study 2 replicated these results in workplace conflicts and further found that the positive effect of agency-affirmation in low-commitment relationships was mediated by participants' wish to restore their morality. Study 3 induced a conflict between lab participants and manipulated their commitment. Again, in the low- (rather than high-) commitment condition, agency-affirmation increased participants' wish to restore their morality, leading to constructive behavior.

Affirmative Action: What Do We Know? Discussion Paper No. 1314-06

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Holzer, Harry J.; Neumark, David

2006-01-01

In this paper we review the research evidence on the effects of affirmative action in employment, university admissions, and government procurement. We consider effects on both "equity" (or distribution) as well as "efficiency." Overall, we find that affirmative action does redistribute jobs, university admissions, and…

Open-mindedness can decrease persuasion amongst adolescents: The role of self-affirmation

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Good, Anna; Harris, Peter R; Jessop, Donna; Abraham, Charles

2015-01-01

Objectives Self-affirmation (e.g., by reflecting on important personal values) has been found to promote more open-minded appraisal of threatening health messages in at-risk adults. However, it is unclear how self-affirmation affects adolescents and whether it has differential effects on the impact of these messages amongst those at relatively lower and higher risk. The current study explored moderation by risk. Design Participants were randomly assigned to either a self-affirmation or a control condition before receiving a health message concerning physical activity. Methods Older adolescents (N = 125) completed a self-affirmation or control writing task before reading about the health consequences of not meeting recommendations to be physically active for at least 60 min daily. Most of the sample did not achieve these levels of activity (98%, N = 123). Consequently, the message informed these participants that – unless they changed their behaviour – they would be at higher risk of heart disease. Participants completed measures of responses to the message and behaviour-specific cognitions (e.g., self-efficacy) for meeting the recommendations. Results For relatively inactive participants, self-affirmation was associated with increased persuasion. However, for those who were moderately active (but not meeting recommendations), those in the self-affirmation condition were less persuaded by the message. Conclusions Whilst self-affirmation can increase message acceptance, there are circumstances when the open-mindedness it induces may decrease persuasion. The evidence provided in this study suggests that caution may be needed when recommendations are challenging and it could be considered reasonable to be sceptical about the need to change behaviour. PMID:24471418

Temporal Trends in Gender-Affirming Surgery Among Transgender Patients in the United States.

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Canner, Joseph K; Harfouch, Omar; Kodadek, Lisa M; Pelaez, Danielle; Coon, Devin; Offodile, Anaeze C; Haider, Adil H; Lau, Brandyn D

2018-02-28

Little is known about the incidence of gender-affirming surgical procedures for transgender patients in the United States. To investigate the incidence and trends over time of gender-affirming surgical procedures and to analyze characteristics and payer status of transgender patients seeking these operations. In this descriptive observational study from 2000 to 2014, data were analyzed from the National Inpatient Sample, a representative pool of inpatient visits across the United States. The initial analyses were done from June to August 2015. Patients of interest were identified by International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, diagnosis codes for transsexualism or gender identity disorder. Subanalysis focused on patients with procedure codes for surgery related to gender affirmation. Demographics, health insurance plan, and type of surgery for patients who sought gender-affirming surgery were compared between 2000-2005 and 2006-2011, as well as annually from 2012 to 2014. This study included 37 827 encounters (median [interquartile range] patient age, 38 [26-49] years) identified by a diagnosis code of transsexualism or gender identity disorder. Of all encounters, 4118 (10.9%) involved gender-affirming surgery. The incidence of genital surgery increased over time: in 2000-2005, 72.0% of patients who underwent gender-affirming procedures had genital surgery; in 2006-2011, 83.9% of patients who underwent gender-affirming procedures had genital surgery. Most patients (2319 of 4118 [56.3%]) undergoing these procedures were not covered by any health insurance plan. The number of patients seeking these procedures who were covered by Medicare or Medicaid increased by 3-fold in 2014 (to 70) compared with 2012-2013 (from 25). No patients who underwent inpatient gender-affirming surgery died in the hospital. Most transgender patients in this national sample undergoing inpatient gender-affirming surgery were classified as self-pay; however, an increasing number

Moving Beyond Pioneering: Empirical and Theoretical Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Affirmative Training.

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Croteau, James M.; Bieschke, Kathleen J.; Phillips, Julia C.; Lark, Julianne S.

1998-01-01

States that the literature to date has broken the silence on lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) issues and has affirmed the field of psychology as being affirmative toward these issues. Proposes that research should move toward a greater understanding of LGB affirmative professional training by focusing on training from theoretical and empirical…

Affirmative Action, Gender Equity and University Admissions--Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania

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Onsongo, Jane

2009-01-01

The article examines the outcomes of affirmative action policies aimed at improving access for women students to university education in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Different interpretations of affirmative action are found in the three countries. These include lower entry scores, remedial pre-university programmes and financial assistance. There…

Iowa State Fair.

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Ohrn, Deborah Gore, Ed.

1994-01-01

This issue of the "Goldfinch" focuses on the Iowa state fair. The magazine begins with a map of the fair as it looks today. The article explains that the first Iowa state fair was held in 1854. After traveling from town to town for several years, the fair settled in the capital city of Des Moines in 1878. Eight years later, in 1886, the…

Involved, United, and Efficacious: Could Self-Affirmation Be the Solution to California's Drought?

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Walter, Nathan; Demetriades, Stefanie Z; Murphy, Sheila T

2017-09-01

Self-affirmation theory posits that thoughts and actions that affirm an important aspect of the self-concept can make people more susceptible to change by casting their self in a positive light. Whereas much of the current literature has been restricted to individual-level concerns, the current study provides longitudinal evidence for behavioral outcomes in the context of the California drought, advancing our theoretical knowledge regarding the underlying processes that lead self-affirmed individuals to address societal risks and collective concerns. The results of a three-wave experimental study (N = 91) indicated that relative to nonaffirmed counterparts, self-affirmed participants reported on higher levels of support for water conservation policies, as well as on reduction of water use that endured for 30 days following the self-affirming manipulation. In both cases, the effects were mediated by collective-efficacy but not by self-efficacy. Relevant explanations are considered and practical and theoretical implications are discussed.

Affirming the Artist Practitioner Researcher

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Kiili, Rebecca Kapolei

2017-01-01

The author's introduction to the field of qualitative research in the EdD program began with analyzing the artistry of a practitioner researcher. Arriving in the space of an emerging artist practitioner researcher has been soulfully synchronistic and life affirming because of the magic the author has experienced in the convergence and alignment of…

Affirmative Action: Opportunity or Obstacle.

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Altman, Ellen; Promis, Patricia

Data about managerial positions and applicants were collected in an attempt to draw conclusions about the extent to which gender and ethnicity relate to the outcomes of the search and screen process for middle and senior management positions in academic libraries, and to determine any effects of affirmative action on promotion from within.…

Self-affirmation improves self-control over snacking among participants low in eating self-efficacy.

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Churchill, Susan; Jessop, Donna C; Green, Ricky; Harris, Peter R

2018-04-01

Individuals low in eating self-efficacy are at particular risk of engaging in unhealthy eating behaviours, including the consumption of high calorie snacks. The elevated levels of snacking displayed by these individuals can largely be attributed to their experiencing low self-control over the avoidance of such foods (Hankonen, Kinnunen, Absetz, & Jallinoja, 2014). Interventions are thus required to boost self-control over snacking among those low in eating self-efficacy. Self-affirmation has been shown to boost self-control among individuals with depleted resources in other domains (Schmeichel & Vohs, 2009). The purpose of the current study was to test the hypothesis that a self-affirmation manipulation would similarly increase self-control over snacking for individuals low in eating self-efficacy. At baseline, participants (N = 70) completed measures of dietary restraint and eating self-efficacy. In the main study, participants completed either a self-affirmation or a control task immediately before undertaking a joystick category judgment task that assessed self-control over snacking. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis revealed the predicted significant interaction between eating self-efficacy and self-affirmation, demonstrating that self-affirmation moderated the association between eating self-efficacy and self-control over snacking. Johnson-Neyman regions of significance confirmed that for participants low in eating self-efficacy the self-affirmation manipulation resulted in higher levels of self-control. Unexpectedly, however, for participants high in eating self-efficacy the self-affirmation manipulation was found to be associated with lower levels of self-control. Findings supported the hypothesis that a self-affirmation manipulation would boost self-control over snacking among individuals low in eating self-efficacy. Self-affirmation may thus provide a useful technique for strengthening self-control in relation to the avoidance of unhealthy

The History and Impact of State Initiatives to Eliminate Affirmative Action

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Kaufmann, Susan W.

2007-01-01

Since 1995, efforts to prohibit affirmative action have intensified, perhaps most strikingly in higher education. In 1996, California voters adopted Proposition 209 (Prop. 209), an amendment to the state constitution that banned both discrimination and affirmative action programs that give preferences to groups or individuals based on their race,…

Affirmative Discrimination and the Bubble

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Clegg, Roger

2011-01-01

In this essay, the author discusses how affirmative action contributed to an unnatural rise in enrollments in college. In considering the higher education bubble, he makes the case that as the opposition to preferences continues to build, the momentum of this trend will only increase as funding shrinks. He offers some tentative answers to a series…

32 CFR 537.2 - Scope of non-maritime affirmative claims statutes.

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2010-07-01

... 32 National Defense 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Scope of non-maritime affirmative claims statutes. 537.2 Section 537.2 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS CLAIMS ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES § 537.2 Scope of non-maritime affirmative claims...

Why the Affirmative Action Debate Persists: The Role of Moral Disagreement

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Moses, Michele S.

2006-01-01

This article concerns an issue that often remains implicit within the public debate about affirmative action and related race-conscious education policies: What role do contested moral ideals play in the disagreement about affirmative action? As background, the article first outlines what a moral disagreement is and then goes on to examine the…

Deliberating about Affirmative Action: Linking Education Policy Research and the Media

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Saenz, Lauren P.; Moses, Michele S.

2010-01-01

This article offers a qualitative content analysis of the print news media coverage of Proposal 2, an anti-affirmative action ballot initiative that passed on November 7, 2006. Our purpose was to determine what type of information on the initiative and affirmative action was available to the public. Results indicate that little substantive…

29 CFR 1608.5 - Affirmative action compliance programs under Executive Order No. 11246, as amended.

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2011-07-01

... 29 Labor 4 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Affirmative action compliance programs under Executive... EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION AFFIRMATIVE ACTION APPROPRIATE UNDER TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED § 1608.5 Affirmative action compliance programs under Executive Order No. 11246, as...

29 CFR 1608.5 - Affirmative action compliance programs under Executive Order No. 11246, as amended.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 29 Labor 4 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Affirmative action compliance programs under Executive... EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION AFFIRMATIVE ACTION APPROPRIATE UNDER TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED § 1608.5 Affirmative action compliance programs under Executive Order No. 11246, as...

Self-Affirmation Moderates Effects of Unrealistic Optimism and Pessimism on Reactions to Tailored Risk Feedback

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Lipkus, Isaac M; Scholl, Sarah; McQueen, Amy; Cerully, Jennifer; Harris, Peter R

2009-01-01

We examined whether self-affirmation would facilitate intentions to engage in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among individuals who were off-schedule for CRC screening and who were categorized as unrealistically optimistic, realistic, or unrealistically pessimistic about their CRC risk. All participants received tailored risk feedback; in addition, one group received threatening social comparison information regarding their risk factors, a second received this information after a self-affirmation exercise, and a third was a no-treatment control. When participants were unrealistically optimistic about their CRC risk (determined by comparing their perceived comparative risk to calculations from a risk algorithm), they expressed greater interest in screening if they were self-affirmed (relative to controls). Non-affirmed unrealistic optimists expressed lower interest relative to controls, suggesting that they were responding defensively. Realistic participants and unrealistically pessimistic participants who were self-affirmed expressed relatively less interest in CRC screening, suggesting that self-affirmation can be helpful or hurtful depending on the accuracy of one’s risk perceptions. PMID:20204982

13 CFR 313.4 - Affirmative determinations.

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2010-01-01

... 13 Business Credit and Assistance 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Affirmative determinations. 313.4 Section 313.4 Business Credit and Assistance ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE...) using the petitioning Community's most recent Civilian Labor Force statistics as reported by the Bureau...

A meme propagation model to combine social affirmation with meme attractiveness and persistence

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Zheng, Aiguo; Luo, Shuangling; Xia, Haoxiang

2016-06-01

The propagation of memes on online social networks often depends on the mechanism of social affirmation. Centola termed such social-affirmation-driven diffusion as complex contagion and partly validated it through an online experiment. However, for actual online meme propagation, the mechanism of social affirmation often takes effect in combination with various other factors and mechanisms. In this paper, we examine the combinatorial effects of social affirmation and the attractiveness and persistence of the meme by proposing and analyzing a UACI model, where an agent’s activities to receive and transfer a meme is associated with the transition between its four possible states of “Uninformed”, “Attended”,“Convinced” and “Immune”. The numerical simulations illustrate nontrivial patterns of propagation. Especially, it is revealed that the effects of simple and complex contagions co-exist and equilibrate in accordance with the joint functions of meme attractiveness and social affirmation. Furthermore, the low-persistence of the meme hinders the propagation-scale more remarkably on the regular network than on the random one, indicating that the persistence may be critical for retaining complex contagion.

Arousing "gentle passions" in young adolescents: Sustained experimental effects of value affirmations on prosocial feelings and behaviors.

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Thomaes, Sander; Bushman, Brad J; de Castro, Bram Orobio; Reijntjes, Albert

2012-01-01

When people reflect on their important values, they may become more attuned to the needs of others. Two longitudinal field experiments examined whether a subtle value-affirmation manipulation can initiate relatively enduring increases in young adolescents' prosocial feelings (Study 1; Mage = 12.9) and prosocial behaviors (Study 2; Mage = 12.9). Participants completed a brief writing exercise that affirmed the values they deemed either most important (value-affirmation group) or unimportant (control group). As predicted, the value affirmation, coupled with a booster affirmation 6 weeks later, caused increases in prosocial feelings and behaviors over the 3-month study period. Antisocial students who were value-affirmed showed especially strong increases in prosocial behavior. These results suggest that "gentle passions" can be aroused in youth by cost- and time-efficient means. The practical utility of value affirmations will need to be evaluated in future work.

The impact of self-affirmation on health-behavior change: a meta-analysis.

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Epton, Tracy; Harris, Peter R; Kane, Rachel; van Koningsbruggen, Guido M; Sheeran, Paschal

2015-03-01

Self-affirmation (induced by reflecting upon important values, attributes, or social relations) appears to reduce defensive resistance to health-risk information and increase subsequent readiness for health behavior change. However, these effects of self-affirmation have yet to be subjected to formal, quantitative integration. Consequently, the current article reports a meta-analysis of the impact of self-affirmation on outcomes at 3 key points in the process of health-behavior change: (a) message acceptance, (b) intentions to change, and (c) subsequent behavior. The literature search identified 144 experimental tests of the effects of manipulating self-affirmation on these outcomes. Effect sizes were extracted and meta-analyzed. Across 34 tests of message acceptance (N = 3,433), 64 tests of intentions (N = 5,564), and 46 tests of behavior (N = 2,715), random effects models indicated small but reliable positive effects of self-affirmation on each outcome: acceptance, d+ = .17(CI = .03 to .31); intentions, d+ = .14 (CI = .05 to .23); behavior, d+ = .32 (CI = .19 to .44). Findings held across a range of health problems and behaviors. The results suggest that deploying self-affirmation inductions alongside persuasive health information has positive effects, promoting message acceptance, intentions to change, and subsequent behavior. Though the effects are small in magnitude, they are comparable to those obtained in meta-analyses of other health-behavior change interventions. These findings are relevant to researchers and practitioners working to understand why people resist beneficial health information and how such resistance can be reduced. PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved

The mismatch between conventional house price modeling and regulated markets: insights from The Netherlands.

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Tu, Qi; de Haan, Jan; Boelhouwer, Peter

2017-01-01

House price modeling has been frequently used to investigate the dynamics of housing markets, especially competitive markets; yet less attention has been given to markets that have experienced considerable interventions. The aim of this study is to demonstrate a mismatch between conventional house price models and the case of the Netherlands and to provide reasons of such mismatch. We first describe and classify the conventional house price models into asset-pricing house price model, stock-flow model, multi-period utility model, and repayment model. These models are subsequently applied to the Netherlands, where considerable government interventions took place. As expected, the empirical results are unsatisfactory to explain the Dutch house price development. The degree of mismatch of the repayment model and the multi-period utility model, however, seems to be fairly limited.

15 CFR 280.102 - Affirmations.

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2014-01-01

..., NIST, that it meets the requirements of ISO/IEC Guide 61 (or another document approved by the Director, NIST, under section 10(b) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 5411a(b)) and § 280.101(a) of this part), including...)(B) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 5402(1)(B)) shall affirm to the Director, NIST, that it meets the...

15 CFR 280.102 - Affirmations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

..., NIST, that it meets the requirements of ISO/IEC Guide 61 (or another document approved by the Director, NIST, under section 10(b) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 5411a(b)) and § 280.101(a) of this part), including...)(B) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 5402(1)(B)) shall affirm to the Director, NIST, that it meets the...

15 CFR 280.102 - Affirmations.

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2010-01-01

..., NIST, that it meets the requirements of ISO/IEC Guide 61 (or another document approved by the Director, NIST, under section 10(b) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 5411a(b)) and § 280.101(a) of this part), including...)(B) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 5402(1)(B)) shall affirm to the Director, NIST, that it meets the...

15 CFR 280.102 - Affirmations.

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2013-01-01

..., NIST, that it meets the requirements of ISO/IEC Guide 61 (or another document approved by the Director, NIST, under section 10(b) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 5411a(b)) and § 280.101(a) of this part), including...)(B) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 5402(1)(B)) shall affirm to the Director, NIST, that it meets the...

15 CFR 280.102 - Affirmations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

..., NIST, that it meets the requirements of ISO/IEC Guide 61 (or another document approved by the Director, NIST, under section 10(b) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 5411a(b)) and § 280.101(a) of this part), including...)(B) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 5402(1)(B)) shall affirm to the Director, NIST, that it meets the...

Toward Transgender Affirmative Social Work Education

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Austin, Ashley; Craig, Shelley L.; McInroy, Lauren B.

2016-01-01

Social work has professional and academic standards consistent with transgender affirmative education and practice. Nevertheless, a growing body of research suggests that transgender issues are largely absent from social work education, resulting in practitioners who are uninformed or biased against transgender issues. The present study expands…

Shortsighted Tax Policy: Senate and House Tax Reform Bills Would Increase Burdens on Universities and Students

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Morris, Matthew A.

2017-01-01

If there is one area of common ground between the Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, it is that the time has finally come for those entities that are not currently paying their fair share of taxes to step forward and be held accountable. Both the Senate and House tax reform bills propose that these…

Affirmative Action or Inaction? The Pursuit of Equal Employment Opportunity in Cleveland.

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Squires, Gregory D.

This report documents the low economic status of minorities and women in Cleveland by examining inadequacies in the city's affirmative action plan, deficiencies in Cleveland's contract compliance program, and inconsistencies in the Federal government's civil rights enforcement effort. Four major problems with Cleveland's affirmative action plan…

Self-affirmation enhances attentional bias toward threatening components of a persuasive message.

PubMed

Klein, William M P; Harris, Peter R

2009-12-01

We explored whether self-affirmation enhances attentional bias toward threatening elements of a persuasive message. Female alcohol consumers read an article linking alcohol to breast cancer and were then exposed supraliminally to threat and nonthreat words from the article (as well as threat and nonthreat words that did not appear in the article). Among moderately heavy drinkers who were not self-affirmed, there emerged an attentional bias away from the threatening words in the article-a result suggesting an avoidant response. However, among moderately heavy drinkers who were self-affirmed, there was a bias toward the threatening words. No attentional biases appeared for threat words not in the message, which suggested that the effect was threat specific. Moreover, no attentional biases were found among the heaviest drinkers. Self-affirmation may facilitate targeted implicit processing of threatening messages, although the effects could attenuate among individuals engaging in high levels of the behavior featured in the message.

Self-affirmation increases defensiveness toward health risk information among those experiencing negative emotions: Results from two national samples.

PubMed

Ferrer, Rebecca A; Klein, William M P; Graff, Kaitlin A

2017-04-01

Self-affirmation can promote health behavior change and yield long-term improvements in health via its effect on receptiveness to risk information in behavior change interventions. Across 2 studies, we examined whether the emotional state of the person presented with health risk information moderates self-affirmation effectiveness. Data were collected from 2 U.S. national samples (n = 652, n = 448) via GfK, an Internet-based survey company. Female alcohol consumers completed an emotion induction (fear, anger, or neutral). They then completed a standard self-affirmation (or no-affirmation) essay-writing task, and subsequently received a health message linking alcohol to breast cancer. There was a significant interaction between emotion and self-affirmation conditions, such that self-affirmation reduced the specificity of health behavior change plans among those experiencing negative emotion (Study 1: B = -0.55, p < .001), with consistent but not significant effects for anger (Study 2: B = -.47, p = .069. Among self-affirmed participants, essays were rated as significantly less self-affirming for individuals experiencing negative emotion (or anger). Mediation analyses limited to the self-affirmation condition revealed an indirect effect of negative emotion condition on health behavior change plan specificity via self-affirmation ratings of essay content in Study 1: β = 0.04, p = .041. The salutary effect of self-affirmation on plan specificity was reversed with negative emotion. These findings may be attributed to disruption of the self-affirmation process. Individuals who enter interventions using self-affirmation in a negative emotion state may be less prepared to benefit from other intervention content, and may even be less likely to change health behaviors as a result of the intervention. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved).

Self- affirmation increases defensiveness toward health risk information among those experiencing negative emotions: Results from two national samples

PubMed Central

Ferrer, Rebecca A.; Klein, William M.P.; Graff, Kaitlin A.

2017-01-01

Objective Self-affirmation can promote health behavior change and yield long-term improvements in health via its effect on receptiveness to risk information in behavior change interventions. Across two studies, we examined whether the emotional state of the person presented with health risk information moderates self-affirmation effectiveness. Methods Data were collected from two U.S. national samples (n=652, n=448) via GfK, an internet-based survey company. Female alcohol consumers completed an emotion induction (fear, anger, or neutral). They then completed a standard self-affirmation (or no-affirmation) essay-writing task, and subsequently received a health message linking alcohol to breast cancer. Results There was a significant interaction between emotion and self-affirmation conditions, such that self-affirmation reduced the specificity of health behavior change plans among those experiencing negative emotion (Study 1: B= −0.55, p<.001), with consistent but not significant effects for anger (Study 2: B= −.47, p=.069. Among self-affirmed participants, essays were rated as significantly less self-affirming for individuals experiencing negative emotion (or anger). Mediation analyses limited to the self-affirmation condition revealed an indirect effect of negative emotion condition on health behavior change plan specificity via self-affirmation ratings of essay content in Study 1: β=0.04, p=.041. Conclusions The salutary effect of self-affirmation on plan specificity was reversed with negative emotion. These findings may be attributed to disruption of the self-affirmation process. Individuals who enter interventions employing self-affirmation in a negative emotion state may be less prepared to benefit from other intervention content, and may even be less likely to change health behaviors as a result of the intervention. PMID:28206787

48 CFR 1323.404 - Agency affirmative procurement programs.

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2011-10-01

... SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY, RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, AND DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE Use of Recovered Materials 1323.404 Agency affirmative procurement...

41 CFR 60-250.40 - Applicability of the affirmative action program requirement.

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2013-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Applicability of the affirmative action program requirement. 60-250.40 Section 60-250.40 Public Contracts and Property Management... SEPARATED VETERANS, AND OTHER PROTECTED VETERANS Affirmative Action Program § 60-250.40 Applicability of the...

41 CFR 60-250.40 - Applicability of the affirmative action program requirement.

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2012-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 1 2012-07-01 2009-07-01 true Applicability of the affirmative action program requirement. 60-250.40 Section 60-250.40 Public Contracts and Property Management... SEPARATED VETERANS, AND OTHER PROTECTED VETERANS Affirmative Action Program § 60-250.40 Applicability of the...

Coverage for Gender-Affirming Care: Making Health Insurance Work for Transgender Americans.

PubMed

Padula, William V; Baker, Kellan

2017-08-01

Many transgender Americans continue to remain uninsured or are underinsured because of payers' refusal to cover medically necessary, gender-affirming healthcare services-such as hormone therapy, mental health counseling, and reconstructive surgeries. Coverage refusal results in higher costs and poor health outcomes among transgender people who cannot access gender-affirming care. Research into the value of health insurance coverage for gender-affirming care for transgender individuals shows that the health benefits far outweigh the costs of insuring transition procedures. Although the Affordable Care Act explicitly protects health insurance for transgender individuals, these laws are being threatened; therefore, this article reviews their importance to transgender-inclusive healthcare coverage.

Has Title IX Ended the Need for Affirmative Action in College Athletics?

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Lanier, Geoff

1997-01-01

Argues that affirmative action policies have been helpful in integrating women and minorities into the work force and into college athletics. Progress in women's sports should be a model for all minority groups, but affirmative action programs should be strengthened and further integrated into college athletics and the workplace. (SLD)

Conservative Force or Contradictory Resource? Education and Affirmative Action in Jharkhand, India

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Higham, Rob; Shah, Alpa

2013-01-01

This article explores the combination of education and affirmative action in challenging historic inequalities faced by adivasis, or indigenous peoples, living in a remote region of Eastern India. We show how the combined effects of education and affirmative action can act as a "contradictory resource". On the one hand, policies of…

PREFACE: FAIRNESS 2014: FAIR Next Generation ScientistS 2014

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

2015-04-01

FAIRNESS 2014 was the third edition in a series of workshops designed to bring together excellent international young scientists with research interests focused on physics at FAIR (Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research) and was held on September 22-27 2014 in Vietri sul Mare, Italy. The topics of the workshops cover a wide range of aspects in both theoretical developments and current experimental status, concentrated around the four scientific pillars of FAIR. FAIR is a new accelerator complex with brand new experimental facilities, that is currently being built next to the existing GSI Helmholtzzentrum for Schwerionenforschung close to Darmstadt, Germany. The spirit of the conference is to bring together young scientists, e.g. advanced PhD students and postdocs and young researchers without permanent position to present their work, to foster active informal discussions and build up of networks. Every participant in the meeting with the exception of the organizers gives an oral presentation, and all sessions are followed by an hour long discussion period. During the talks, questions are anonymously collected in a box to stimulate discussions. The broad physics program at FAIR is reflected in the wide range of topics covered by the workshop: • Physics of hot and dense nuclear matter, QCD phase transitions and critical point • Nuclear structure, astrophysics and reactions • Hadron Spectroscopy, Hadrons in matter and Hypernuclei • New developments in atomic and plasma physics • Special emphasis is put on the experiments CBM, HADES, PANDA, NUSTAR, APPA and related experiments For each of these different areas one invited speaker was selected to give a longer introductory presentation. The write-ups of the talks presented at FAIRNESS 2014 are the content of this issue of Journal of Physics: Conference Series and have been refereed according to the IOP standard for peer review. This issue constitutes therefore a collection of the forefront of research that

76 FR 6845 - Agency Information Collection (Certificate of Affirmation of Enrollment Agreement for...

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... (Certificate of Affirmation of Enrollment Agreement for Correspondence Course) Activity Under OMB Review AGENCY....'' SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Certificate of Affirmation of Enrollment Agreement for Correspondence Course... collection. Abstract: Claimants enrolled in a correspondence training course complete and submit VA Form 22...

After "DeFunis": Affirmative Action and the Jewish Community. Analysis, No. 46.

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Frank, Steven

The problems raised by the development of affirmative action and by the Jewish community's response to the complex social and legal issue are analyzed. The analysis focuses upon: initiation of affirmative action by presidential decree and its interpretation and implementation by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in the areas of…

Does Affirmative Training Matter? Assessing CFT Students' Beliefs about Sexual Orientation and Their Level of Affirmative Training

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Rock, Monica; Carlson, Thomas Stone; McGeorge, Christi R.

2010-01-01

This study examined couple and family therapy (CFT) students' beliefs about sexual orientation, their self-reported competency working with lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) clients, and the level of affirmative training students received in their CFT programs. One hundred and ninety students from accredited CFT programs completed the study. While…

32 CFR 752.4 - Affirmative claims.

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2012-07-01

... 32 National Defense 5 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Affirmative claims. 752.4 Section 752.4 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY CLAIMS ADMIRALTY CLAIMS § 752.4... States under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy or for which the Department of the Navy has...

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... Development and Research, HUD. ACTION: Notice of Proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Fair Market Rents (FMRs... to conduct FMR surveys or concerning further methodological explanations may be addressed to Marie L... Policy Development and Research, telephone 202-708-0590. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may...

40 CFR 63.552 - Affirmative defense to civil penalties for exceedance of emissions limit during malfunction.

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2014-07-01

... 40 Protection of Environment 10 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Affirmative defense to civil penalties... Secondary Lead Smelting § 63.552 Affirmative defense to civil penalties for exceedance of emissions limit... assert an affirmative defense to a claim for civil penalties for exceedances of such standards that are...

40 CFR 63.552 - Affirmative defense to civil penalties for exceedance of emissions limit during malfunction.

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2013-07-01

... 40 Protection of Environment 10 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Affirmative defense to civil penalties... Secondary Lead Smelting § 63.552 Affirmative defense to civil penalties for exceedance of emissions limit... assert an affirmative defense to a claim for civil penalties for exceedances of such standards that are...

40 CFR 63.552 - Affirmative defense to civil penalties for exceedance of emissions limit during malfunction.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 40 Protection of Environment 10 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Affirmative defense to civil penalties... Secondary Lead Smelting § 63.552 Affirmative defense to civil penalties for exceedance of emissions limit... assert an affirmative defense to a claim for civil penalties for exceedances of such standards that are...

Affirmative Action: Essential to Achieving Justice and Good Health Care for All in America.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Sinkford, Jeanne C.; Valachovic, Richard W.

2003-01-01

Explains the position of the American Dental Education Association regarding affirmative action, namely, that affirmative action represents the United States' longstanding principled and constitutional commitment to equal opportunity for all citizens. (EV)

Applying Organization Development to Coast Guard Affirmative Action for Black Officers.

DTIC Science & Technology

1979-12-01

systems approach in the HRM area which includes significant attention to equal opportunity and affirmative action issues. Its present affirmative action...systems approach to the most funda- mental objective of managers - the acquisition and development of people - is needed, not only to meet soci.i and legal...strategy will not produce change, it will largely maintain the status quo. A total systems approach offers the hope of changing the present pattern

Fair Package Assignment

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Lahaie, Sébastien; Parkes, David C.

We consider the problem of fair allocation in the package assignment model, where a set of indivisible items, held by single seller, must be efficiently allocated to agents with quasi-linear utilities. A fair assignment is one that is efficient and envy-free. We consider a model where bidders have superadditive valuations, meaning that items are pure complements. Our central result is that core outcomes are fair and even coalition-fair over this domain, while fair distributions may not even exist for general valuations. Of relevance to auction design, we also establish that the core is equivalent to the set of anonymous-price competitive equilibria, and that superadditive valuations are a maximal domain that guarantees the existence of anonymous-price competitive equilibrium. Our results are analogs of core equivalence results for linear prices in the standard assignment model, and for nonlinear, non-anonymous prices in the package assignment model with general valuations.

Close partner as sculptor of the ideal self: behavioral affirmation and the Michelangelo phenomenon.

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Drigotas, S M; Rusbult, C E; Wieselquist, J; Whitton, S W

1999-08-01

This work incorporates concepts from the behavioral confirmation tradition, self tradition, and interdependence tradition to identify an interpersonal process termed the Michelangelo phenomenon. The Michelangelo phenomenon describes the means by which the self is shaped by a close partner's perceptions and behavior. Specifically, self movement toward the ideal self is described as a product of partner affirmation, or the degree to which a partner's perceptions of the self and behavior toward the self are congruent with the self's ideal. The results of 4 studies revealed strong associations between perceived partner affirmation and self movement toward the ideal self, using a variety of participant populations and measurement methods. In addition, perceived partner affirmation--particularly perceived partner behavioral affirmation--was strongly associated with quality of couple functioning and stability in ongoing relationships.

Lesbian and Gay Affirmative Therapy Competency, Self-Efficacy, and Personality in Psychology Trainees

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O'Shaughnessy, Tiffany; Spokane, Arnold R.

2013-01-01

This study explored the relationship between therapist personality, self-reported lesbian and gay (LG) affirmative therapy competency, and demonstrated LG affirmative therapy competency utilizing an analogue methodology with 212 therapists-in-training. Participants were randomly assigned to review one of four vignettes that varied the sexual…

Understanding the Impact of Affirmative Action Bans in Different Graduate Fields of Study

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Garces, Liliana M.

2013-01-01

This study examines the effects of affirmative action bans in four states (California, Florida, Texas, and Washington) on the enrollment of underrepresented students of color within six different graduate fields of study: the natural sciences, engineering, social sciences, business, education, and humanities. Findings show that affirmative action…

36 CFR Exhibit B to Part 906 - Guidelines for Establishing Strategy To Implement Affirmative Action Personnel Plan

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2011-07-01

... Strategy To Implement Affirmative Action Personnel Plan B Exhibit B to Part 906 Parks, Forests, and Public Property PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY AND PROCEDURE Pt. 906, Exh. B Exhibit B to Part 906—Guidelines for Establishing Strategy To Implement Affirmative Action...

40 CFR 63.1551 - Affirmative defense for exceedance of emission limit during malfunction.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... affirmative defense to a claim for civil penalties for exceedances of such standards that are caused by... malfunction event at issue. The analysis shall also specify, using best monitoring methods and engineering... avail itself of an affirmative defense to civil penalties for that malfunction. The owner or operator...

40 CFR 63.1551 - Affirmative defense for exceedance of emission limit during malfunction.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... affirmative defense to a claim for civil penalties for exceedances of such standards that are caused by... malfunction event at issue. The analysis shall also specify, using best monitoring methods and engineering... avail itself of an affirmative defense to civil penalties for that malfunction. The owner or operator...

Vehicle underbody fairing

DOEpatents

Ortega, Jason M.; Salari, Kambiz; McCallen, Rose

2010-11-09

A vehicle underbody fairing apparatus for reducing aerodynamic drag caused by a vehicle wheel assembly, by reducing the size of a recirculation zone formed under the vehicle body immediately downstream of the vehicle wheel assembly. The fairing body has a tapered aerodynamic surface that extends from a front end to a rear end of the fairing body with a substantially U-shaped cross-section that tapers in both height and width. Fasteners or other mounting devices secure the fairing body to an underside surface of the vehicle body, so that the front end is immediately downstream of the vehicle wheel assembly and a bottom section of the tapered aerodynamic surface rises towards the underside surface as it extends in a downstream direction.

PREFACE: FAIRNESS 2013: FAIR NExt generation of ScientistS 2013

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Petersen, Hannah; Destefanis, Marco; Galatyuk, Tetyana; Montes, Fernando; Nicmorus, Diana; Ratti, Claudia; Tolos, Laura; Vogel, Sascha

2014-04-01

FAIRNESS 2013 was the second edition in a series of workshops designed to bring together excellent international young scientists with research interests focused on physics at FAIR (Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research) and was held on 16-21 September 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The topics of the workshop cover a wide range of aspects in both theoretical developments and current experimental status, concentrated around the four scientific pillars of FAIR. FAIR is a new accelerator complex with brand new experimental facilities, that is currently being built next to the existing GSI Helmholtzzentrum for Schwerionenforschung close to Darmstadt, Germany. The spirit of the conference is to bring together young scientists, e.g. advanced PhD students and postdocs and young researchers without permanent position to present their work, to foster active informal discussions and build up of networks. Every participant in the meeting with the exception of the organizers gives an oral presentation, and all sessions are followed by an hour long discussion period. During the talks, questions are anonymously collected in box to stimulate discussions. Since the physics program of FAIR is very broad, this is reflected in the wide range of topics covered at the Conference: Physics of hot and dense nuclear matter, QCD phase transitions and critical point Nuclear structure, astrophysics and reactions Hadron spectroscopy, Hadrons in matter and Hypernuclei Special emphasis is put on the experiments CBM, HADES, PANDA, NuSTAR, as well as NICA and the RHIC low beam energy scan New developments in atomic and plasma physics For all of these different areas one invited speaker was selected to give a longer introductory presentation. The write-ups of the talks presented at FAIRNESS 2013 are the content of this issue of Journal of Physics: Conference Series and have been refereed according to the IOP standard for peer review. This issue constitutes therefore a collection of the forefront of

PREFACE: FAIRNESS 2012: FAIR NExt Generation of ScientistS 2012

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Arcones, Almudena; Bleicher, Marcus; Fritsch, Miriam; Galatyuk, Tetyana; Nicmorus, Diana; Petersen, Hannah; Ratti, Claudia; Tolos, Laura

2013-03-01

FAIRNESS 2012 was the first in a series of workshops designed to bring together excellent international young scientists with research interests focused on physics at FAIR (Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research) and was held on 3-8 September 2012 in Hersonissos, Greece. The workshop covered a wide range of topics, both theoretical developments and current experimental status, that concentrated around the four scientific pillars of FAIR. FAIR is a new accelerator complex with brand new experimental facilities, that is currently being built next to the existing Helmholtzzentrum for Schwerionenforschung close to Darmstadt, Germany. The spirit of the conference was to bring together young scientists, e.g. advanced PhD students and postdocs and young researchers without permament position to present their work and to foster active informal discussions and the build-up of networks. Every participant at the meeting, with the exception of the organizers, gave an oral presentation and all sessions were followed by an hour long discussion period. During the talks questions were collected anonymously in a circulating box to stimulate these discussions. Since the physics program of FAIR is very broad, this was reflected in the wide range of topics covered at the conference: Physics of hot and dense nuclear matter, QCD phase transitions and critical point Nuclear structure, astrophysics and reactions Hadron Spectroscopy, Hadrons in matter and Hypernuclei Special emphasis is put on the experiments CBM, HADES, PANDA, NuSTAR, as well as NICA and the RHIC low beam energy scan New developments in atomic and plasma physics In each of these different areas one invited speaker was selected to give a longer introductory presentation. The write-ups of the talks presented at FAIRNESS 2012 are the content of this issue of Journal of Physics: Conference Series and have been refereed according to the IOP standard for peer review. This issue constitutes therefore a collection of the

40 CFR 63.10001 - Affirmative defense for exceedence of emission limit during malfunction.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... the standards set forth in § 63.9991 you may assert an affirmative defense to a claim for civil... best monitoring methods and engineering judgment, the amount of excess emissions that were the result... of an affirmative defense to civil penalties for that malfunction. The owner or operator seeking to...

40 CFR 63.10001 - Affirmative defense for exceedence of emission limit during malfunction.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... the standards set forth in § 63.9991 you may assert an affirmative defense to a claim for civil... best monitoring methods and engineering judgment, the amount of excess emissions that were the result... of an affirmative defense to civil penalties for that malfunction. The owner or operator seeking to...

Democracy under Fire: Voter Confusion and Influences in Colorado's Anti-Affirmative Action Initiative

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Farley, Amy N.; Gaertner, Matthew N.; Moses, Michele S.

2013-01-01

In this article, Amy N. Farley, Matthew N. Gaertner, and Michele S. Moses examine the use of ballot initiatives as a particularly attractive form of direct democracy for opponents of affirmative action in higher education. Building on previous scholarship, the authors question whether anti-affirmative ballot initiatives validly reflect voters'…

The Social Construction of Reverse Discrimination: The Impact of Affirmative Action on Whites.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Pincus, Fred L.

2002-01-01

Reviews hidden assumptions within the concept of reverse discrimination (e.g., racial and gender discrimination is a thing of the past), reviewing what is known about how affirmative action affects Whites. To the extent that affirmative action negatively impacts Whites, the article suggests substituting the more neutral term of "reduced…

Individual Psychological Factors and Complex Interpersonal Conditions that Predict LGBT-Affirming Behavior.

PubMed

Poteat, V Paul

2015-08-01

To counter homophobic behavior in schools, research is needed on heterosexual youth who act as allies to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth by engaging in LGBT-affirming behavior (e.g., voicing support, engaging in advocacy, countering homophobia). Among 624 heterosexual high school students (M age = 16.11; 53 % female; 88 % white), this study found that critical thinking, self-reflection, lower sexual prejudice, having more LGBT friends, and having sexual orientation-based discussions with peers were associated with engaging in more LGBT-affirming behavior. Several factors moderated the association between having sexual orientation-based discussions and LGBT-affirming behavior: the association was stronger among youth who described the tone of these discussions as more positive, who more often used positive problem-solving strategies, and who reported low sexual prejudice. The degree to which conversations were challenging did not moderate this association. Finally, having LGBT friends was more strongly associated with affirming behavior for youth who felt more connected and had more sexual orientation-based discussions with these friends. The findings underscore the need for research to identify other factors that prompt heterosexual youth to act as allies to LGBT youth.

41 CFR 60-20.6 - Affirmative action.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... considered equally with men for jobs. (b) Women have not been typically found in significant numbers in... Contracts OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR... affirmative action to recruit women to apply for those jobs where they have been previously excluded. Note...

40 CFR 63.1344 - Affirmative defense for exceedance of emission limit during malfunction.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... in paragraph § 63.1343(b) you may assert an affirmative defense to a claim for civil penalties for... methods and engineering judgment, the amount of excess emissions that were the result of the malfunction... malfunction, if it wishes to avail itself of an affirmative defense to civil penalties for that malfunction...

40 CFR 63.1344 - Affirmative defense for exceedance of emission limit during malfunction.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... in paragraph § 63.1343(b) you may assert an affirmative defense to a claim for civil penalties for... methods and engineering judgment, the amount of excess emissions that were the result of the malfunction... malfunction, if it wishes to avail itself of an affirmative defense to civil penalties for that malfunction...

Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Racial Justice: Reflections from a Diverse, Non-Elite University

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Blum, Lawrence

2016-01-01

In this article, I argue (1) affirmative action diverts attention from more urgent needs of racial justice in education--better quality K-12 education, and better quality and more accessible public higher education; (2) the increasing wealth of students at affirmative action institutions is a sign of diminished quality of those students compared…

Demystifying values-affirmation interventions: writing about social belonging is a key to buffering against identity threat.

PubMed

Shnabel, Nurit; Purdie-Vaughns, Valerie; Cook, Jonathan E; Garcia, Julio; Cohen, Geoffrey L

2013-05-01

Two experiments examined for the first time whether the specific content of participant-generated affirmation essays-in particular, writing about social belonging-facilitated an affirmation intervention's ability to reduce identity threat among negatively stereotyped students. Study 1, a field experiment, revealed that seventh graders assigned to a values-affirmation condition wrote about social belonging more than those assigned to a control condition. Writing about belonging, in turn, improved the grade point average (GPA) of Black, but not White students. In Study 2, using a modified "belonging-affirmation" intervention, we directly manipulated writing about social belonging before a math test described as diagnostic of math ability. The more female participants wrote about belonging, the better they performed, while there was no effect of writing about belonging for males. Writing about social belonging improved performance only for members of negatively stereotyped groups. Implications for self-affirmation theory and practice are discussed.

77 FR 6573 - Announcement of Funding Awards; Fair Housing Initiatives Program Fiscal Year 2011

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Beyond Self-Interest: Asian Pacific Americans toward a Community of Justice. A Policy Analysis of Affirmative Action.

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Chin, Gabriel; And Others

In this policy analysis of affirmative action, four Asian Pacific American law professors make a case for affirmative action with a special focus on Asian Pacific Americans (APAs). It is asserted that affirmative action produces many benefits, such as reducing the harm of racism, promoting equal opportunity, and advancing racial justice. However,…

The Role of Testing in Affirmative Action.

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Manning, Winton H.

Graphs and charts pertaining to testing in affirmative action are presented. Data concern the following: the predictive validity of College Board admissions tests using freshman grade point average as the criterion; validity coefficients of undergraduate grade point average (UGPA) alone, Law School Admission Test (LSAT) scores, and undergraduate…

Responding to the New Affirmative Action Climate.

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Gehring, Donald D., Ed.

1998-01-01

Although the term "affirmative action" may stir debate throughout the nation, almost everyone in higher education would agree that a socially, economically, ethically, spiritually, culturally, and otherwise diverse student body can have a significant impact on the free marketplace of ideas that is higher education. The problem faced is…

The Fair Facility

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Nilsson, Thomas

2015-03-01

The FAIR (Facility for Antiproton and Ion Beams), under construction at the GSI site in Darmstadt, Germany, will be addressing a wealth of outstanding questions within the realm of subatomic, atomic and plasma physics through a combination of novel accelerators, storage rings and innovative experimental setups. The envisaged programme of FAIR yields a breadth that is unprecedented at an accelerator-based infrastructure. A brief review of the FAIR infrastructure and scientific reach is made, together with an update of the status of the construction.

Affirmative Action's Testament of Hope: Strategies for a New Era in Higher Education.

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Garcia, Mildred, Ed.

This book of 10 papers presents a collaborative effort of professionals in several disciplines to analyze the impact of affirmative action in higher education. Emphasis is on how affirmative action can be constructed for the 21st century to protect individuals who have been discriminated against and excluded from higher education. The papers are:…

48 CFR 1323.404-70 - DOC affirmative procurement program.

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Using Self-affirmation to Increase the Effects of Emotive Health Warnings on Smoking: A Randomized Exploratory Trial.

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Memish, Kate E; Schüz, Natalie; Frandsen, Mai; Ferguson, Stuart G; Schüz, Benjamin

2017-10-01

Emotive health messages are widely used tools in tobacco control. However, under some circumstances, they can be less effective than desired by eliciting defensive responses in smokers. This study tests whether enhancing a currently used emotive graphic smoking health warning with a self-affirmation component reduces cigarette consumption and whether potential effects are stronger in heavier smokers, as suggested by previous research. Participants (n = 265) were randomly allocated to a self-affirmation (reflecting on personal values and positive traits using a questionnaire) or matched control condition before viewing an emotive graphic health message from a current Australian government public health campaign. The primary outcome (cigarettes per day [CPD]) was assessed both before and a week following the intervention. No main effect of self-affirmation on smoking, but as hypothesized, a significant interaction between baseline smoking and self-affirmation was found that showed that heavier smokers (>21 CPD) who self-affirmed significantly reduced CPD compared to nonaffirmed smokers. These findings support the use of self-affirmation to enhance smoking awareness campaigns in heavier smokers. This study shows that enhancing emotive graphic smoking health messages with self-affirmation (the act of reflecting on positive aspects of oneself) increases their effectiveness in heavier smokers. This suggests that self-affirmation might be a particularly useful tool for health promotion targeting heavier smokers. This study adds to previous research in that it is the first to test the add-on effects of self-affirmation to current graphic health messages on smoking rather than smoking-related cognitions. © The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

Combining self-affirmation with the extended parallel process model: the consequences for motivation to eat more fruit and vegetables.

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Napper, Lucy E; Harris, Peter R; Klein, William M P

2014-01-01

There is potential for fruitful integration of research using the Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM) with research using Self-affirmation Theory. However, to date no studies have attempted to do this. This article reports an experiment that tests whether (a) the effects of a self-affirmation manipulation add to those of EPPM variables in predicting intentions to improve a health behavior and (b) self-affirmation moderates the relationship between EPPM variables and intentions. Participants (N = 80) were randomized to either a self-affirmation or control condition prior to receiving personally relevant health information about the risks of not eating at least five portions of fruit and vegetables per day. A hierarchical regression model revealed that efficacy, threat × efficacy, self-affirmation, and self-affirmation × efficacy all uniquely contributed to the prediction of intentions to eat at least five portions per day. Self-affirmed participants and those with higher efficacy reported greater motivation to change. Threat predicted intentions at low levels of efficacy, but not at high levels. Efficacy had a stronger relationship with intentions in the nonaffirmed condition than in the self-affirmed condition. The findings indicate that self-affirmation processes can moderate the impact of variables in the EPPM and also add to the variance explained. We argue that there is potential for integration of the two traditions of research, to the benefit of both.

Affirmative action and the Black women in South Africa.

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Serote, P

1994-02-01

An overview was given of how affirmative action for Blacks and women in South Africa in fact marginalizes Black women. The definition of the problem influences the solution; affirmative action obscures the complex nature of discrimination experienced by Black women by class, role, and culture and focuses only on gender and race. Secondly, the power of White women and Black men supercede the power of Black women. Apartheid benefitted White women over Black men. Affirmative action, as shifting power between groups, would solidify White women's power. The debates have taken place within university and academic contexts, a place where Black women have been excluded and the dominant groups are White men, followed by White women, and then Black men. The debate in the private sector also is devoid of Black women's voices; multinationals began to hire and train Black male managers, and there was criticism that standards were falling. Recruitment of Black women is unknown, but only 1.1% of managers are Black. Visibility within the academic and private sector debates has excluded Black women. In the articulation of ideas, most literature has been written by White men. The intersection of power and privilege belongs to males and White women as part of the larger dominant ideology. Black women's marginalization means their issues will not be addressed. The people who stand to benefit the most from affirmative action are those who are in need of improved living conditions, literacy, and employment, or those excluded from jobs and position in spite of being qualified. Black women without a societal power base have no bargaining power. To insure that Black women benefit, there is need to treat Black women as a distinctive group with priority. There is also a need to examine the myths that have been spun around Black women, their needs, abilities, and controlling images. There is a need to integrate Black womens ideas into the mainstream and recognize that maybe Black women need

Self-affirmation alters the brain’s response to health messages and subsequent behavior change

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Falk, Emily B.; O’Donnell, Matthew Brook; Cascio, Christopher N.; Tinney, Francis; Kang, Yoona; Lieberman, Matthew D.; Taylor, Shelley E.; An, Lawrence; Resnicow, Kenneth; Strecher, Victor J.

2015-01-01

Health communications can be an effective way to increase positive health behaviors and decrease negative health behaviors; however, those at highest risk are often most defensive and least open to such messages. For example, increasing physical activity among sedentary individuals affects a wide range of important mental and physical health outcomes, but has proven a challenging task. Affirming core values (i.e., self-affirmation) before message exposure is a psychological technique that can increase the effectiveness of a wide range of interventions in health and other domains; however, the neural mechanisms of affirmation’s effects have not been studied. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine neural processes associated with affirmation effects during exposure to potentially threatening health messages. We focused on an a priori defined region of interest (ROI) in ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC), a brain region selected for its association with self-related processing and positive valuation. Consistent with our hypotheses, those in the self-affirmation condition produced more activity in VMPFC during exposure to health messages and went on to increase their objectively measured activity levels more. These findings suggest that affirmation of core values may exert its effects by allowing at-risk individuals to see the self-relevance and value in otherwise-threatening messages. PMID:25646442

Malay Special Rights: "Affirmative Action" in Malaysia.

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Lim, Mah Hui

This paper provides an overview of Malaysia's affirmative action program, legally constituted as Malay Special Rights. An introduction defines the aim of the program as improving the economic position of Bumiputras, who consist of Malays and other indigenous communities. These, it is said, are Malaysia's most economically disadvantaged groups;…

Self-affirmation activates brain systems associated with self-related processing and reward and is reinforced by future orientation

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O’Donnell, Matthew Brook; Tinney, Francis J.; Lieberman, Matthew D.; Taylor, Shelley E.; Strecher, Victor J.; Falk, Emily B.

2016-01-01

Self-affirmation theory posits that people are motivated to maintain a positive self-view and that threats to perceived self-competence are met with resistance. When threatened, self-affirmations can restore self-competence by allowing individuals to reflect on sources of self-worth, such as core values. Many questions exist, however, about the underlying mechanisms associated with self-affirmation. We examined the neural mechanisms of self-affirmation with a task developed for use in a functional magnetic resonance imaging environment. Results of a region of interest analysis demonstrated that participants who were affirmed (compared with unaffirmed participants) showed increased activity in key regions of the brain’s self-processing (medial prefrontal cortex + posterior cingulate cortex) and valuation (ventral striatum + ventral medial prefrontal cortex) systems when reflecting on future-oriented core values (compared with everyday activities). Furthermore, this neural activity went on to predict changes in sedentary behavior consistent with successful affirmation in response to a separate physical activity intervention. These results highlight neural processes associated with successful self-affirmation, and further suggest that key pathways may be amplified in conjunction with prospection. PMID:26541373

76 FR 60967 - Final Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program and Moderate Rehabilitation Single...

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Veterans' Employment. TVA Can Improve Its Disabled Veterans' Affirmative Action Program. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Education, Training, and Employment, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives.

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The General Accounting Office (GAO) conducted a study of employment practices at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to determine if practices for employing and advancing disabled veterans comply with applicable legislation. The study found that TVA's plans describing its Disabled Vererans' Affirmative Action Program were meeting regulatory…

Bridging the partisan divide: Self-affirmation reduces ideological closed-mindedness and inflexibility in negotiation.

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Cohen, Geoffrey L; Sherman, David K; Bastardi, Anthony; Hsu, Lillian; McGoey, Michelle; Ross, Lee

2007-09-01

Three studies link resistance to probative information and intransigence in negotiation to concerns of identity maintenance. Each shows that affirmations of personal integrity (vs. nonaffirmation or threat) can reduce resistance and intransigence but that this effect occurs only when individuals' partisan identity and/or identity-related convictions are made salient. Affirmation made participants' assessment of a report critical of U.S. foreign policy less dependent on their political views, but only when the identity relevance of the issue rather than the goal of rationality was salient (Study 1). Affirmation increased concession making in a negotiation over abortion policy, but again this effect was moderated by identity salience (Studies 2 and 3). Indeed, although affirmed negotiators proved relatively more open to compromise when either the salience of their true convictions or the importance of remaining faithful to those convictions was heightened, the reverse was true when the salient goal was compromise. The theoretical and applied significance of these findings are discussed. (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved

Providing Competent and Affirming Services for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Older Adults.

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Porter, Kristen E; Brennan-Ing, Mark; Chang, Sand C; Dickey, Lore M; Singh, Anneliese A; Bower, Kyle L; Witten, Tarynn M

2016-01-01

Despite the growing visibility and acceptance of transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) individuals, TGNC older adults experience many barriers in accessing competent and affirming health and social services due to anti-TGNC prejudice, discrimination, and lack of competent healthcare training on the part of healthcare workers. Clinical gerontologists and geriatricians will likely encounter TGNC adults in their practice given population aging and greater numbers of TGNC people who are living in their affirmed gender identities. The American Psychological Association recently published its Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People, which document the unique needs of TGNC individuals and outlines approaches for competent and affirming service provision (APA, 2015). We interpret these Guidelines using a gerontological lens to elucidate specific issues faced by the TGNC older adult along with the practice and policy implications for this population.

48 CFR 423.404 - Agency affirmative procurement programs.

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48 CFR 423.404 - Agency affirmative procurement programs.

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48 CFR 423.404 - Agency affirmative procurement programs.

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48 CFR 423.404 - Agency affirmative procurement programs.

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48 CFR 423.404 - Agency affirmative procurement programs.

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48 CFR 1323.404 - Agency affirmative procurement programs.

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48 CFR 1323.404 - Agency affirmative procurement programs.

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48 CFR 1323.404 - Agency affirmative procurement programs.

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2013-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Agency affirmative procurement programs. 1323.404 Section 1323.404 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SOCIOECONOMIC PROGRAMS ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY, RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, OCCUPATIONAL...

Life Affirming Work and Social Justice. Symposium.

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2002

This document contains three papers from a symposium on life-affirming work and social justice that was conducted as part of a conference on human resource development (HRD). "Doing Good or Doing Well? A Counter-story of Continuing Professional Education (CPE)" (Laurel Jeris, Linda Armacost) reports on an exploratory study in which a…

Affirmative Action in Brazil: How Students' Field of Study Choice Reproduces Social Inequalities

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Dias Lopes, Alice

2017-01-01

This paper aims to understand which fields of study affirmative action students graduated at the undergraduate level in public universities in Brazil in 2009 and 2010. Public universities began expanding access for underrepresented groups through racial, economic, and social affirmative action policies in 2001. The existing literature on…

76 FR 18521 - Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty...

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Gender Affirmation: A Framework for Conceptualizing Risk Behavior among Transgender Women of Color.

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Sevelius, Jae M

2013-06-01

Experiences of stigma, discrimination, and violence as well as extreme health disparities and high rates of sexual risk behavior and substance use have been well-documented among transgender women of color. Using an intersectional approach and integrating prominent theories from stigma, eating disorders, and HIV-related research, this article offers a new framework for conceptualizing risk behavior among transgender women of color, specifically sexual risk behavior and risky body modification practices. This framework is centered on the concept of 'gender affirmation,' the process by which individuals are affirmed in their gender identity through social interactions. Qualitative data from 22 interviews with transgender women of color from the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States are analyzed and discussed in the context of the gender affirmation framework.

The House That Affirmation Builds

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Kessler, Susan Stone; Snodgrass, April M.

2014-01-01

The authors, principals at a high-poverty school in Nashville, Tennessee, find that key actions to building a strong school culture and morale are communicating clearly, recognizing everyone's contributions, and giving students and parents many ways to become involved at school. They portray a specific process that Hunters Lane High School has…

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