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A GROWING BODY OF PUBLIC OPINION DATA, NEWSPAPER REPORTS, ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE, AND SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT WHITES FEEL FRUSTRATED AND UNFAIRLY VICTIMIZED BY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PREFERENCES. THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH FRUSTRATION ARE UNCERTAIN, BUT THEY MAY BE CONTRIBUTING TO RACIAL POLARIZATION ON MANY CAMPUSES, IN WORKPLACES, AND IN POLITICAL LIFE. WHITE RESPONSES TO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION QUOTAS ARE PATTERNED IN PART BY SOCIAL CLASS, UNION MEMBERSHIP, AND EDUCATION LEVEL. A RELATED FACTOR AFFECTING RESPONSE OF WHITES HAS BEEN THEIR INSTITUTIONAL LOCATION. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PREFERENCES HAVE MOST AFFECTED YOUNGER WHITES IN PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS AND CORPORATIONS WITH GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS. PREFERENCES HAVE ALSO BEEN IMPLEMENTED WITH INCREASING CANDOR AND AGGRESSIVENESS IN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES.