Class action

with a 3.9” (8-9). Bringing differences in background and upbringing of prospective students is crucial to make admissions processes fair. Merriam-Webster defines “affirmative action” as “the practice of improving the educational and job opporutnities of…groups that have not been treated fairly in the past.” Affirmative action is an excellent way to go about evening out the playing field for those with compromised economic standings and general hardships they faced in…

The first question you may ask is " what is affirmative action?" Affirmative action is the encouragement of increased representation of women and minority group member, especially in employment (Dictionary). This applies mostly in schools and workplaces. Evidence suggest that it has had some success in improving educational and economic opportunity for women and minorities (Gale). This topic has started many large debates and has become a very big issue since it has to deal with discrimination…

it looks like unjust racial profiling (i.e. random stop of a black man in a white neighborhood), and follows a “you are not from around these parts” model, then an accusation of underlying racism is warranted. Just like in the idea of affirmative action, people should be willing to bear some burden for the sake of justice of social arrangements, same goes for law enforcement; their target as well. Going further, the objection that “profiling imposes unfair burdens on blacks”, would fall fail. On…

would be hard to believe. This book went over many of the issues we have talked about in class. While reading it I felt well prepared because I already knew about many of the issues she brought up, like color blind racism. This book correlates with class completely, it felt like I was reading a review of what we have learned in class. Normally I would not recommend a book that I had to read for a class to a friend, this book is different. I would recommend this book to my friends or anyone…

Affirmative action policies are policies in which an institution or organization actively engages in multiple efforts to improve opportunities for historically marginalized and excluded groups in America (Pojman, 1998). These policies focus on both employment and education. In institutions of higher education, affirmative action refers to admission and recruitment policies that provide equal and equitable access to education for those groups that have been excluded or underrepresented, such as…

main of this paper is to analyze the perspective of diversity in the two of the class that is age diversity and religious diversity. In this paper, different aspects of diversity and the impact of it on me are analyzed in the form of personal statement. Personal Action Plan Personal Growth Effect on Diversity Awareness I have noticed that the two ways in which my diversity awareness has been impacted in this class is social and religious context. I came to know about the importance of…

Labor unions have the power to push and press employers for higher wages, but their enthusiasm may be misplaced in certain situations. Fighting for the working class is one thing; however pushing an employer for an unrealistic pay increase is another (Radcliffe, 2008). Some organizations simply do not have the money to spend on salary increases, but pressure from labor unions can force them into submission, and…

Democratic Promise: Saul Alinsky & His Legacy The documentary takes place in Chicago. Saul Alinsky was studying criminology and he noticed how the poverty in communities equaled violence. Alinski was one of the main individual that started what is known as community organizing. He wanted to bring the community together so that they could have power over there communities. I found it interesting and strategic how Alinski used his knowledge and experience to support communities with their…

Adverse impact refers to any employer policy or practice that creates a negative disparity in employment, placement, or promotion between any protected class under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and other employees or applicants. Establishment of an adverse impact plays a central role in illegal discrimination lawsuits. The intent of the policy or practice is irrelevant in determining whether discrimination occurred; the plaintiff need only show an adverse impact resulted from the employment…

Another pillar of support for affirmative action is the fact that it is still upheld and supported by the courts. Out of the fifty states in the nation, eight states currently ban race-based affirmative action at all public universities. These states are California, Washington, Michigan, Nebraska, Arizona, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Oklahoma. The 2016 court case Fisher v. UT Austin upheld affirmative action within universities. In the supreme court opinion, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy said…