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The Transformation of Title IX

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One civil rights-era law has reshaped American society―and contributed to the country's ongoing culture wars

Few laws have had such far-reaching impact as Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Intended to give girls and women greater access to sports programs and other courses of study in schools and colleges, the law has since been used by judges and agencies to expand a wide range of antidiscrimination policies―most recently the Obama administration's 2016 mandates on sexual harassment and transgender rights.

In this comprehensive review of how Title IX has been implemented, Boston College political science professor R. Shep Melnick analyzes how interpretations of "equal educational opportunity" have changed over the years. In terms accessible to non-lawyers, Melnick examines how Title IX has become a central part of legal and political campaigns to correct gender stereotypes, not only in academic settings but in society at large. Title IX thus has become a major factor in America's culture wars―and almost certainly will remain so for years to come.

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    Brookings Institution Press
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    March 6, 2018
  5. Language
    English
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    6 x 0.84 x 9 inches
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For those of us who still pin our hopes on the American civil rights tradition, this book is a disturbing call to account. Melnick unravels the convoluted process by which Title IX became a barrage of mandates detached from any constitutional or statutory roots and oblivious to the law’s goal of increasing educational opportunity for women and girls. His smart and compelling critique suggests a way forward: follow the Administrative Procedures Act and keep your eyes on the prize.―Deborah Stone, Distinguished Visiting Professor, Brandeis University, and author of Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making

“Despite this apparent simplicity, Title IX has spawned a complex, intrusive regulatory regime enforced by a massive public and private administrative apparatus, now holding sway over virtually every aspect of American education. In The Transformation of Title IX, R. Shep Melnick, the Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Professor of American Politics at Boston College, explains how we arrived at our present point, mixing detailed chronologies with sophisticated legal and political analysis.”—Amy L. Wax, Claremont Review of Books



“Melnick’s book is an act of intellectual due process—it is scrupulous and nonpartisan. In these hyperbolic and hyper-partisan times, he has provided a model for how to address complex and contentious issues with reason and restraint.”—Christina Hoff Sommers, EducationNext



Combining meticulous scholarship with graceful writing and a spirit of moderation, Shep Melnick has produced the definitive account of the ongoing transformation of Title IX. The 1972 statute’s straightforward, bipartisan ban on sex discrimination has, he explains, been subtly amended by federal judges and administrators―without seeking public input―to dictate dubious policies, especially on sexual harassment and athletics. Melnick sees reason to hope that returning to a more deliberative rulemaking process may improve the troubling state of regulation under Title IX.―Stuart Taylor, Contributing Editor, National Journal

Shep Melnick―one of our leading scholars of how law, politics, and policy intersect―has done it again. The Transformation of Title IX, like his earlier books, manages to dissect a vital area of American culture―here, Title IX and “the civil rights state.” By focusing his razor-sharp intelligence on the regulation of college athletics and sexual harassment on campus, Melnick reveals how an overly zealous, trigger-happy agency with an admirable mission―the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights―has managed to bring it into widespread criticism, disrepute, and even lawlessness. This is institutional analysis at its very best.―Peter H. Schuck, Simeon E. Baldwin Professor Emeritus of Law, Yale Law School, and author of One Nation Undecided: Clear Thinking about Five Hard Issues That Divide Us

About the Author

R. Shep Melnick is the Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Professor of American Politics at Boston College and co-chair of the Harvard Program on Constitutional Government. He is the author of two previous Brookings books that combine legal, political, and bureaucratic analysis: Regulation and the Courts: The Case of the Clean Air Act and Between the Lines: Interpreting Welfare Rights.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Brookings Institution Press (March 6, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 335 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0815732228
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0815732228
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.84 x 9 inches
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Kenton H. MacDowell
5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely well-researched, clearly written, analytical, obvious in its bias
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2019
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This is a great book. The author doesn't hide that he is coming from an extremely judicially (not necessarily politically) conservative perspective. Being unbiased is good, and being honest about your bias is good, and this author is the latter. Although he does not formally state his location along any putative scale, his writing makes it so blatantly obvious where he stands that it is equivalent to doing so.

Clearly analyzes many of the conflicting goals the law must address in ways worthy of the title "political science." Quite ironic the publisher says it's "easy for non lawyers to understand" when the author is not a lawyer. Makes clear both the value and difficulties fragmentary institutional oversight of civil rights.
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Christopher H. Foreman
5.0 out of 5 stars A Timely and Meticulously Researched Take on Title IX
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2019
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I teach about the politics of inequality in a university. This is quite simply the most up-to-date and incisive treatment of Titke IX available. Melnick’s mastery of a very complicated history, dominated by both judicial opinion and administrative documentation, is impressive. And he convincingly shows how the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education has creatively employed administrative discretion in a way that many would deem questionable (if they knew about it). There is understandably much celebratory writing about Title IX and Melnick certainly supports gender equality. But he effectively shows why all of us should have some misgivings about the way it has been pursued.
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Tucksmom
5.0 out of 5 stars What every college male student should know
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2018
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This book is fabulous and should be read by all parents of college age males and a must read for any young man entering college
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