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Kelman, Mark – Society, 1990
Examines the legitimacy of concern with the disproportionate distribution of false negatives and positives in job screening through imperfectly predictive tests. Argues that false negatives should pose problems for meritocrats concerned with individual over group rights, and that result-oriented quotas must be differentiated from screening with…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Labor Force

Tenopyr, Mary L. – Society, 1990
Discusses problems with the Committee on the General Aptitude Test Battery's report "Fairness in Employment Testing" (1989). Finds that, while the report is thorough, major questions remain in a number of areas, including inconsistent definitions, "false negatives," rationale for criteria, and lack of full disclosure. Endorses…
Descriptors: Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Ethnic Discrimination, Job Performance