Action potential

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…

Affirmative action is the policy of increasing representation of minorities in areas such as employment, education, and culture which they have been historically excluded. These policies often involve preferential selection, affirmative action thus generates intense controversy. I will evaluate affirmative action in one of the most widely debated areas of minorities in university admissions in the States using GR-type reasoning. University admissions initiated affirmative action in the 1970s…

Affirmative action is a set of policies that often makes employment decisions a way to preventing further discrimination. A negative policy, this prevents further discrimination by making initial employment decisions blind in terms of race and gender. There are four main reasons that people and companies wish to preserve affirmative action programs. One is that these programs distribute society’s benefits and burdens; jobs are not distributed justly because they are not distributed according to…

going against them. Likewise, if a student had little to no resources and still scored highly on the ACT or SAT, the number they were given is amplified by the lack of help in their preparation. In the US, there is a huge debate about Affirmative Action, which basically states that race counts as opposition to an achievement and should be taken into account when looking at an applicant’s achievements, whether for a job or college. The debate…

my students, I feel that it is imperative that I continue the action research process. My goal as a teacher is to provide the best education possible to the students I teach. If there is an issue within my classroom or instruction, it is my job to fix it. Most of the time this will consist of reading literature, reflecting on my current practices, and making changes to my future practices. Other times, it may require an in-depth action research study to determine what will work for my student.…

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…

a.m. TR Comp. 2 February 23, 2017 Affirmative Action: The Pros and Cons of Discrimination Affirmative Action, the compensation to minority groups for discrimination, has been a controversial topic since its signing in by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965. This executive order has mandated specific guidelines for the incorporation of minority groups and women into education and the workforce. This purpose begs the question “How has Affirmative Action bridged the education gap for minority groups,…

Affirmative action policies have been the topic of debate amongst universities for quite some time now. Many question whether or not using race as a factor in the admissions process is legitimate, and some people like Ronald Dworkin attempt to back up the claim that it is. Throughout this paper, I will analyze Dworkin’s argument by first stating it, then evaluating it, and finally responding to it. Ultimately, I will show that Dworkin may be right, but I still believe using race as a factor does…

Diverse groups are expected to assimilate into a dominant corporate culture. This tends to create tension among groups. Aside from the conflicts assimilation causes, employees will not be able to perform their duties and not work at their highest potential. It is important that organizations realize that doing requires being. Diversity management must be built on a culture of inclusion (Pless and Maak 2004 p.…

Societal reforms and changes by the government, such as affirmative action and working rights to people of all ages, races, and background, has increased the chances of minorities obtaining an honest job in the U.S. and have a higher likelihood to be successful, regardless of their social and economic background. However, these government actions have also posed an overall challenge for everyone. With the equal opportunity for everyone to get a job and the…