Carnevale and Rose suggest a form of ______ to help disadvantaged students overcome difficulties in gaining admittance to selective educational institutions.

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Carnevale and Rose suggest economic affirmative action as a means of helping disadvantaged students, rather than racial affirmative action. The authors argue that using economic criteria, such as family income, would help to address the underlying inequalities that often prevent students from disadvantaged backgrounds from accessing selective educational institutions. Additionally, using economic criteria would not be subject to legal challenges in the same way that racial affirmative action has been.

Carnevale and Rose Suggest a Form of ______ to Help