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Why do people criticize affirmative action programs for minorities and women as a form of reverse discrimination?
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The charge that some affirmative action programs discriminate against non-minorities is called?
reverse discrimination
The purpose of programs is to reverse the effects of years of discrimination against racial minorities and women?
Affirmative action
What has the author Geraldine Leshin written?
Geraldine Leshin has written: '1980 report, equal employment opportunity and affirmative action' -- subject(s): Affirmative action programs, Discrimination in employment, Law and legislation 'Equal employment opportunity and affirmative action in labor-management relations' -- subject(s): Affirmative action programs, Discrimination in employment, Law and legislation, Minorities
What has the author Sunita Parikh written?
Sunita Parikh has written: 'The politics of preference' -- subject(s): Government policy, History, Politics and government, Race discrimination, Affirmative action programs, Minorities
Discuss whether or not you feel that affirmative action programs reverse discrimination and criteria of comparable worth are appropriate forms of remedy?
Affirmative action programs, reverse discrimination, and criteria of comparable worth are appropriate forms of remedy.
Affirmative action programs are distinctive in that they base decisions to hire minorities largely on?
percentage quotas
Many organizations have established policies to remedy discrimination in hiring of women and minorities Discuss whether or not you feel that affirmative action programs reverse discrimination and crit?
Answer I believe that the affirmative action programs doin fact reverse discrimination. It voilates the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment as well as Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. We need to get rid of all of these "legal" forms of favoritism. How on earth can it be equal if colleges are reserving spots for minorities and women over white men who are more qualified? (Not saying that all white men are more qualified, you know what I mean here.)
Government programs that promote preferential treatment for members of groups that have historically suffered from discrimination are known as programs.?
Affirmative action.
What has the author Kevin S McGuiness written?
Kevin S. McGuiness has written: 'Government memoranda on affirmative action programs' -- subject(s): Affirmative action programs, Discrimination in employment, Law and legislation
What has the author Chris Ronalds written?
Chris Ronalds has written: 'Discrimination law and practice' -- subject(s): Discrimination, Law and legislation 'Affirmative action and sex discrimination' -- subject(s): Affirmative action programs, Australia, Law and legislation, Legal status, laws, Sex discrimination in employment, Women
What has the author Susan D Clayton written?
Susan D. Clayton has written: 'Justice, gender, and affirmative action' -- subject(s): United States, Affirmative action programs, Sex discrimination in employment
What has the author Constance Larmour written?
Constance Larmour has written: 'Labor judge' -- subject(s): Biography, Judges 'Affirmative action legislation in Australia' -- subject(s): Affirmative action programs, Law and legislation, Sex discrimination against women, Sex discrimination in employment
