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Say your white and are applying for an elite college. You have a 4.0 GPA and have worked hard all your life to get into this college, but there is only one spot available for the next semester. The other kid applying for the spot is say Black (or any other minority for that matter) with a 2.0 GPA. The school legally has to fill the quota and let in a certain amount of minorities no matter what their qualifications are. So if the quota isn't met that student is in and you're out. So you don't get to go to that school thanks to affirmative action.
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∙ 10y agoA program which gives women equal access to promotion opportunities in the workplace is an example of an Affirmative Action plan. Another example would be a program which ensures that minorities are employed as frequently as individuals who are not minorities.
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What argument do critics of affirmative action often make?
Critics often make the argument that affirmative action is unconstitutional.
What was an unintended outcome of affirmative action?
reverse discrimination
How many states ban affirmative action?
5
Whose administration formally established affirmative action?
nixon
Should Affirmative Action be eliminated?
Affirmative action, otherwise known as "reverse-discrimination", is a policy that effectively discriminates against certain groups for the benefit of other groups. The intent of such a policy is to "even the playing field." The actual result, however, is that less qualified individuals unfairly gain access to employment, education, groups, etc at the expense of more qualified individuals. But this does not even begin to address the true underpinnings of discrimination. The result of affirmative action, or discrimination, is that those in the "target" groups that affirmative action is supposed to help might obtain credentials that are then questioned (fairly or unfairly) but others who wonder if their success was a product of talent and hard-work or of government-sponsorsored discrimination - ie affirmative action. So, the result is that affirmative action actually LEADS to stereotyping, the underpinning of discrimination. Affirmative Action should absolutely be eliminated. Fairness is not unilateral - the only way to address problems of discrimination is by even-ing the playing field for all. Education and free markets are the solution.
What are issues in affirmative action such as reverse discrimination examples of conflicts between?
distributive and compensatory
How do you use affirmative action in a sentence?
Affirmative action is about farming
What employers are subject to affirmative action?
what employer are subject to affirmative action
Is weak affirmative action morally defensible?
No affirmative action is morally defensible.
When was Chinese for Affirmative Action created?
Chinese for Affirmative Action was created in 1969.
IS Arizona an affirmative action state?
Arizona currently allows Affirmative Action, but in 2008 & again in 2010, there are ballot measures to ban Affirmative Action practices.
What is Affurmative Action?
Affirmative Action
When was Affirmative Action Around the World created?
Affirmative Action Around the World was created in 2004.
Did African Americans have to face affirmative action?
The question is unclear. Affirmative action is aimed at compensating for the perceived disadvantages of one group. African-Americans are traditionally the beneficiaries of Affirmative action.
When was affirmative action put into action?
1965
How many pages does Affirmative Action Around the World have?
Affirmative Action Around the World has 239 pages.
What is the term used that gives minorities equal opportunities in hiring?
Affirmative Action
