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What Are The Pros And Cons Of Affirmative Action
Affirmative action is a law, policy and action for those who tend to suffer discrimination and
promote equal opportunity. Also affirmative action is associated to positive discrimination for
example race, gender, and/or disabilities. Provides more opportunities and increases diversity in
people. Affirmative action helps people with different gender to find jobs, to find schools or to
participate in political life. This act helps a lot of people when they are looking for employment or
if they are employees, who the treat them because of race, creed, color, or national origin. In an
action that insures the diversity that is obtained and maintained in schools and in the workplace.
Some pros for affirmative action are: Affirmative action ensures representation of minorities and
disadvantaged groups in positions of authority. These representatives can function as inspiring role
...show more content...
Sometimes people that fulfill the basic criteria for a job or a vacancy in a university may not be
accepted (as in the aforementioned Bakke case). These policies may increase racial or ethnic
tensions. The members of a group may develop a negative attitude towards a minority if they
perceive that due to positive discrimination they are being excluded or see their chances of getting
some jobs or positions limited. Positive discrimination can be very difficult to apply in societies
where ethnic divides are not very clear and people often have mixed backgrounds. Sometimes it is
argued that these policies or laws serve to reinforce the separation and division among different
groups. In some countries it is even illegal to classify people according to their race or ethnic
background for this same reason. The basic criteria to define the groups reached by these policies
and the quotas allocated or type of preferential treatment are often
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What Are The Pros And Cons Of Affirmative Action

  • 1. What Are The Pros And Cons Of Affirmative Action Affirmative action is a law, policy and action for those who tend to suffer discrimination and promote equal opportunity. Also affirmative action is associated to positive discrimination for example race, gender, and/or disabilities. Provides more opportunities and increases diversity in people. Affirmative action helps people with different gender to find jobs, to find schools or to participate in political life. This act helps a lot of people when they are looking for employment or if they are employees, who the treat them because of race, creed, color, or national origin. In an action that insures the diversity that is obtained and maintained in schools and in the workplace. Some pros for affirmative action are: Affirmative action ensures representation of minorities and disadvantaged groups in positions of authority. These representatives can function as inspiring role ...show more content... Sometimes people that fulfill the basic criteria for a job or a vacancy in a university may not be accepted (as in the aforementioned Bakke case). These policies may increase racial or ethnic tensions. The members of a group may develop a negative attitude towards a minority if they perceive that due to positive discrimination they are being excluded or see their chances of getting some jobs or positions limited. Positive discrimination can be very difficult to apply in societies where ethnic divides are not very clear and people often have mixed backgrounds. Sometimes it is argued that these policies or laws serve to reinforce the separation and division among different groups. In some countries it is even illegal to classify people according to their race or ethnic background for this same reason. The basic criteria to define the groups reached by these policies and the quotas allocated or type of preferential treatment are often Get more content on HelpWriting.net