10.2190/82RF-8PJV-V7K7-BP2P 82RF8PJVV7K7BP2P 15 MODERNIZING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION 15 30 20040922 20040922 20040922 20040922 82RF8PJVV7K7BP2P.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=82RF8PJVV7K7BP2P 1 HENRY FINDLEY ED STEVENS ROBERT WHEATLEY EARL INGRAM Troy State University, Alabama This article addresses the topic of affirmative action. The authors contend that the available information suggests that many of the broad-based notions that underlie current AA concepts are obsolete because decades of legislative and judicial remedies to combat overt discrimination have had positive results. This article argues that affirmative action policies may need to shift from their traditional emphasis on broad racial/gender characteristics to focus directly on economic disadvantage.