A Civil Action

Discrimination takes place in various settings: at home, school and even at work places. It may be subtle or conspicuous. One can be discriminated based on their race, the natural place of origin, their age and sex, among many others. However, these actions are not the ethical modes of conduct that one is required to display at work. As such, this paper discusses the status of age discrimination at workplaces and in the Employment Act and the relevant legislation that protects workers who are…

discrimination and hidden forms of segregation. Also it discussed the many forms and branching of the matter in new categorical types of injustice to the black civilians in America face. Some examples are Symbolic racism:”whites oppose affirmative action”, Since of group: “blames blacks themselves for their poorer relative economic standing, seeing it as the function of perceived cultural inferiority.” This larger scope brought to my attention that certain people of society may not consider…

Hopewood case: In 1996, the Fifth Court of Appeals ruled against affirmative action in the Hopewood case. The court decided that race or ethnicity could not be used as a deciding factor for college. This case involved a white woman who was denied access to college even though her test scores were higher than blacks and Hispanics that were accepted. (Nagel, 2001). Proposition 209: In 1996, an anti-affirmative action law was passed in California called Proposition 209. The law banned…

In the Pursuit of Equality From the American Civil War in the 1860s to the present-day Chinese protests for marriage equality, it is clear that equality has been an age-long struggle all around the world. Nevertheless, no matter what the time period or location, one can always acknowledge that the state of being equal only occurs when all parts are even and uniform in degree, quantity, value, and ability. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, Orwell challenges the understanding of equality by…

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.…

every day; while some might have a better opportunity at grasping anything such as a degree we are all humans and make mistakes. Some of us are smarter than others no matter how we look. Affirmative action is a topic we all have different opinions about. As defined by the Merriam-Webster Affirmative Action, “the practice of improving the educational and job opportunities of members of groups that have not been treated fairly in the past because of their race, sex, etc.” It gives them a boost in…

Should affirmative action policies change their focus from race-based to class-based? The term affirmative action was first used under President Franklin D. Roosevelt and was used for job security due to union blacklisting during the Great Depression. However, what would become the present form of affirmative action took shape under Kennedy. As times have changed the implementation of affirmative action has shifted it’s focus from the workplace to campuses. Affirmative action is currently a…

Conservatives Criticism Against Discrimination Employment From the Civil Rights Act, the Green VS. County School Board and the Grigg V. Duke case and many other cases, the racial affirmative action has allowed new formations of laws and rights for many who have been discriminated against. In Whitewashing Race by Michael Brown in chapter five, the Civil Rights contributed greatly to the progression of employment discrimination law. He covers criticism from conservatives upon employment…

Affirmative action policies allow for equal opportunity and throughout history have helped end discrimination in the workforce as well as many different type of organizations. Minorities are given the opportunity to compete for job opportunities and admissions to educational institutions. However, not everyone agrees with these types of policies and believe that this is a form of “reverse discrimination” against white individuals (1). These individuals argue that minorities that include people…

Affirmative action was first introduced by President Kennedy in 1961 as a method of readdressing discrimination that persisted in spite of civil rights laws and constitutional amendments. This lead to profound civil rights battle. The debate on affirmative action brought up an excellent question such as “is it righteous to support affirmative action?” The answer is of course all people should be granted an equal chance to succeed in life despite of their cultural background. In order for future…