Affirmative action in the United States

Affirmative action began as a necessity to help previously disadvantaged minorities gain equality. However, due to the dynamic ideas of equality and what is needed to achieve it, the policy has turned into something that hurts more than it helps in today’s society. There are multiple problems with it, such as reverse racism, not addressing the deeper societal problems, and it is condescending to minorities. Much of this comes from the consequences of birthplace and race; a theme also explored in…

Affirmative action is a highly controversial topic among many people. For some, affirmative action is seen as a great set of policies that ends discrimination in the workforce and the educational system. For others though, affirmative action seems to worsen the problem it is set out to end. While the diversity and the amount of opportunities that minorities get with affirmative action does increase, reverse discrimination is very apparent. This then causes two sides where one side is reaping the…

Affirmative Action Every year thousands of students apply for higher education at colleges and universities but are turned away because of race, gender, or background. They may be perfectly qualified in both academics and involvement in their community, but they are declined the position because the educational facility, who decides whom to accept and whom to decline, don’t practice accepting people with more diverse backgrounds. The prejudice and discrimination in the views of these schools…

Affirmative action policies are methods in which associations work to increase the opportunities for traditionally discriminated ethnicities in the United States, with the purpose of creating a more diverse country. This policy came about in the 1960s, as a result of the 1960’s Civil Right Movement. It is a way for minorities or historically discriminated ethnic or racial groups to get an advantage in society, however some people see affirmative action as reverse discrimination or racism.…

If Affirmative Action in our great country isn’t a controversial topic, then I don’t know what is. Representatives, today I am going to urge you to vote in the negation for many things that the affirmation wants you to believe are untrue. There are a few main arguments in the affirmative viewpoint, them being: 1. Affirmative action doesn’t work anymore. 2. The playing field is level today. 3. Affirmative Action create reverse discrimination. The statement that Affirmative Action doesn’t work…

Affirmative Action policies have stirred debate about fairness of favoring certain groups over others. The most controversial part of these programs is their use of minimal levels of required minority participation. “Affirmative action policies are those in which an institution or organization actively engages in efforts to improve opportunities for historically excluded groups in American society”ncsl. Affirmative Action has left many people out in the cold, it allows people to be chosen by…

In Santa Clara County, California the transportation agency implemented an affirmative-action plan to tackle the historical patterns of discrimination against women and minorities. By implementing affirmative action, this allowed the agency to take into consideration gender when making promotions to positions. In the past, the transportation agency’s pattern traditionally segregated job classification in which women had been significantly underrepresented. The division of road-maintenance…

Have you ever wondered how some of the most prestigious colleges in the United States are racially diverse? Do you think using gender and race is a fair way to decide whether or not an individual gets admitted into college? In 1961, the 35th president of the U.S., John F. Kennedy issued Executive Order 10925. Executive Order 10925 states that government employers should strictly, “take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment,…

The views on affirmative action vary widely in public opinion. This paper describes one aspect of affirmative action, where it applies to admission policies at the University of Michigan. Two United States Supreme Court cases, Grutter v. Bollinger(2003) and Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action(2014) played major roles in the passing and constitutionality of The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative that became part of Michigan law on December 22, 2006. To realize the impact of this…

“Examining the Effect of Affirmative Action” Affirmative Action is the policy of intentionally selecting those who are deemed disadvantaged by indication of their ethnicity, gender, sexuality, or other innate human quality. This is usually determined on the grounds of historical oppression, such as maltreatment of females throughout history. The United States uses affirmative action towards minorities at a relatively high rate compared to other countries, in order to correct the long-lying…