Affirmative action is a practice that is intended to promote opportunities for the “protected class” which includes minorities‚ woman‚ and people with disabilities or any disadvantaged group for that matter. With affirmative action in place people of this protected class are given an even playing field in terms of hiring‚ promotion‚ as well as compensation. Historically‚ affirmative action is only known to have protected African Americans and woman; however that is not the case. Affirmative action
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in pursuing my college career at The University of Texas‚ I wouldn’t want the color of my skin or my ethnicity to be the reason for my admission or refusal. Affirmative action created a form of discrimination against a race that wasn’t used to being discriminated and Hopwood v. Texas opened the door for the abolishment of the affirmative action policy. In 1978‚ the case of Bakke v. Regents of the University of California ruled that “universities may consider race in admissions‚ to maintain diverse
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ENN103F – Assignment 1 Section A: (1) No‚ the affirmative action policy is not morally defensible. This policy is “unsettling‚ needless and discriminating”. This policy is based on race‚ gender and physical abilities rather than the socioeconomic status of a person. Thus it does not matter whether you have the higher/better qualification‚ if you do not have the correct race/gender or if you are not disabled. According to this policy the basic discrimination is justified by looking back
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created jobs‚ promotions‚ government contracts‚ admission to school and other benefits to minority groups and women. This policy was named Affirmative Action. Affirmative action goes back when discrimination was against african americans‚ native americans‚ hispanics‚ and women‚so to protect their rights‚ it was created. The federal government required for both states and local governments to have this programs. The policy also had to be followed by organizations and schools that received federal aid
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Affirmative Action in South Africa does more harm than good. * Page * Discussion * History Affirmative Action was introduced to counter the effects of apartheid. However‚ the first democratic elections took place 14 years ago and yet affirmative action policies have strengthened. The policies‚ although implemented for an admirable purpose‚ have done the economy and moral of the country’s citizens more harm than good. All the Yes points 1. -------------------------------------------------
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Case against Affirmative Action While racism is definitely wrong‚ the American society as a whole has taken the whole race issue to the other end of the spectrum. People are afraid of being ‘politically incorrect’ and therefore try will keep silence on issues they feel strongly against since it may upset someone else. Since the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ there has been a push to give minorities extra benefits simply because of their race. One of these concepts‚ named Affirmative Action‚ allows minorities
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Affirmative Action As a college student‚ I am very familiar with the grueling process of filling out countless college applications‚ writing essay after essay‚ and checking an assortment of boxes asking you questions such as your parent’s income and your race. I have found myself pondering why college admissions factor so much weight on race or ethnicity and whether or not it is fair. It is more than apparent that as our nation grows it has increasingly become a multiracial‚ multiethnic society
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Name Professor Name Management 11th November 2011 Affirmative Action Thesis: Affirmative Action has helped many women and minorities in entering the job market. Although there has been a lot of hue and cry regarding the benefits of the affirmative action and the suitability of candidates selected thorough affirmative action; research has shown that affirmative action is beneficial and the candidates of affirmative action perform as well as those who are selected through the
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Affirmative action The term affirmative action was first used by President John F. Kennedy. During the 1960’s civil rights movement‚ President John F. Kennedy signed executive order 10925. This executive order was meant to ensure that federal contractors did not discriminate in their hiring practices but “"take affirmative action to ensure" equal opportunity. The civil rights era also worked to repel against the sexism against women‚ when in 1967 President Lyndon Johnson amended the order to include
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Affirmative Action in Education “Affirmative action is an effort to develop a systematic approach to open the doors of education‚ employment and business development opportunities to qualified individuals who happen to be members of groups that have experienced long-standing and per” -Bill Clinton It is a stated fact that without Affirmative Action‚ a large number of America’s premier colleges and universities would be mostly occupied by White males and Asian American students‚ who tend
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