In addition to the negative perceptions, one other consequence of affirmative action programs is the attitudes towards other policies for those groups. From the study on social consequences, it showed that affirmative action programs can influence attitudes towards policies such as immigration policies (Maio and Esses, 1998, p72). Due to the different perspectives and sides on affirmative action program, there will be two different sides on these policies as well. People who are against affirmative action would also be most likely to be against immigration because they don’t want other races and ethnicities to be taking away their positions in school and their jobs, as some people have expressed (Feminist TED). Thus, the people who are for
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There has been discrimination based on class and gender and there is still class and gender inequalities that affirmative action does not address. There is still wage inequality for both race and gender, even when they do the same job. This results from the idea that they only got the job because of affirmative action to create a diverse workforce to demonstrate that they are not exclusive. This contributes to the negative perception that minority groups are seeing and experiencing because of the questions of qualification from others. This perception is not only found in minority groups but when within the white majority, evidence from survey answers. They believe that blacks are “better off finding jobs than whites” (Gallagher, 2003, p2). This shows that there is still some competition between whites and blacks, especially in the workforce in regards to economic means. The combination of all three aspects provide strength in making inequalities visible for the most vulnerable, discriminated against groups. In the social construction of race article, they had a list of privilege for white people and a list of privilege for men (Johnson, p17). This shows that even in one aspect you may face less inequality, in another you could face more inequality. Even though white women were the beneficiaries of affirmative action, they still face
There has been discrimination based on class and gender and there is still class and gender inequalities that affirmative action does not address. There is still wage inequality for both race and gender, even when they do the same job. This results from the idea that they only got the job because of affirmative action to create a diverse workforce to demonstrate that they are not exclusive. This contributes to the negative perception that minority groups are seeing and experiencing because of the questions of qualification from others. This perception is not only found in minority groups but when within the white majority, evidence from survey answers. They believe that blacks are “better off finding jobs than whites” (Gallagher, 2003, p2). This shows that there is still some competition between whites and blacks, especially in the workforce in regards to economic means. The combination of all three aspects provide strength in making inequalities visible for the most vulnerable, discriminated against groups. In the social construction of race article, they had a list of privilege for white people and a list of privilege for men (Johnson, p17). This shows that even in one aspect you may face less inequality, in another you could face more inequality. Even though white women were the beneficiaries of affirmative action, they still face