The Unraveling of Affirmative Action Racial preferences spring from worthy intentions‚ but they have had unintended consequences—including an academic mismatch in many cases between minority students and the schools to which they are admitted. There’s a better way to help the disadvantaged. By RICHARD SANDER and STUART TAYLOR JR. Jareau Hall breezed through high school in Syracuse‚ N.Y. Graduating in the top 20% of his class‚ he had been class president and a successful athlete‚ and he sang
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Introduction Races are all around us. Whether we are Black‚ White‚ Latino‚ or Asian‚ people are still categorized into a particular race just by looking at them. Whites have been the dominant race‚ with Latinos leading the population of minorities. With all of the diversity in the United States history‚ there is also discrimination. Discrimination comes in many forms‚ and there have been laws placed to enforce it. Although it is now illegal‚ it may not be intentional to continue to discriminate
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of religion‚ caste‚ creed‚ race‚ and gender‚ and the other‚ social justice at the cost of the same commitment for equality before the law. Even a developed democracy like the United States is no exception to the rule and has taken recourse to affirmative action to ensure justice for the less privileged sections of the society at the cost of individual merit and equality of all citizens before the law. In India large numbers of people have experienced social discrimination through centuries on account
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This may have created an attitude that diversity was a problem to be solved and avoided when possible‚ rather than an opportunity. Source: A. Kalev‚ F. Dobbin‚ and E. Kelly‚ “Best Practices or Best Guesses? Assessing the Efficacy of Corporate Affirmative Action and Diversity Policies”. Study/Analysis Study Questions: 1. Do you think representation in top management is a fair indicator of the effects of diversity training program? Why or why not? The main objective of a successful diversity training
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Principles of Management Exam # 3 Part I. True/False 1. Departmentalization is a method of organizing work and workers into separate units responsible for particular business functions or areas of expertise. 2. The two disadvantages associated with product departmentalization are costly duplication and difficulties with cross-departmental coordination. 3. Matrix departmentalization is a hybrid structure in which two or more forms of departmentalization‚ such as the product and functional forms
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#: 405048-PDF-ENG Spencer Owens & Co‚ a disguised consulting firm‚ focuses on domestic and international economic development. As an extension of the firm’s commitment to social justice‚ 20 years ago‚ Spencer Owens management introduced an affirmative action hiring and promotion program. Within 10 years‚ the firm had achieved the most diverse support and professional staff in the industry. Yet‚ despite management’s good intentions‚ Spencer Owens--and‚ increasingly‚ its work--suffered from acrimonious
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the situation from internal and external viewpoints since it will provide the possibility to make a really objective judgment and take essential steps to ameliorate the situation. In this respect‚ the analysis of two case studies‚ namely the Affirmative Action at the University of Selkirk and the Portrait of a Canadian Advisor‚ can be really helpful in a deep understanding of the significance of perceptual biases and the necessity to cope with them. The latter is particularly important and needs the
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What’s the Difference Between Learning Outcomes and Learning Objectives? Learning Objectives: • tend to describe specific‚ discrete units of knowledge and skill • were useful during the 1970’s and 1980’s when attempts were made to describe workplace activities as specific tasks to be completed • can be accomplished within a short time frame - still may be relevant for a class period • tend to be statements of intent; do not necessarily suggest that the behaviour has been demonstrated Learning
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Discrimination’s Legacy Listen to Our Voices Of Race and Risk Environmental Justice Affirmative Action Reverse Discrimination The Glass Ceiling WHAT WILL YOU LEARN? How Can Discrimination Be Understood? Why Are There Hate Crimes? How Do Institutions Discriminate? What Is the State of Discrimination Today? How Is Wealth Inequality Discrimination’s Legacy? What Is Environmental Justice? What Is Affirmative Action? What Is Reverse Discrimination? What Is the Glass Ceiling? ISBN 1-256-48952-2
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