The term “Affirmative Action” originated from the United States of America to prohibit unfair discrimination against certain groups of people because of non job related characteristics in terms of the Civil Rights Act of 1960 . Canada was not far behind in this movement‚ “Affirmative Action” was set in place through the “Canadian Employment Equity Act” for the same purpose. After reading through the articles as well as some supplemental material revolving around affirmative action I have concluded
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Running head: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PAPER Affirmative Action in the Private and Public Sector University of Phoenix Employment Law HRM/ 434 CWH09HRM06 Mr. Jemal K. Yarbrough August 18‚ 2009 Affirmative Action in the Private and Public Sector Introduction Affirmative Action is constantly seen as an unfair intentional treatment to classes not protected by anti-discrimination laws. This paper will describe the elements of affirmative action and how it applies to employees in the
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Critique of ADA and Affirmative Action Paper The population of the Unites States of America consists of a variety people. Many races‚ cultures‚ and beliefs exist in the country. Individuals also vary upon characteristics‚ genetics‚ mental capabilities‚ and social status. The Unites States of America is known as the “land of the opportunity” (Home of Heroes‚ 2011) across the world. Individuals travel near and far to join the country. Over the years‚ many individuals have come to the country
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The Affects of Affirmative Action on Social Inequality Noam Hassid Social Inequality in America Professor Todman 06/12/08 Affirmative action was created to help level the playing field for disadvantaged minorities. It was set in place by people that understand that because of inequality of opportunity‚ some minorities need a helping hand to get to a position that others in the society‚ who are not part of a minority group‚ don’t have to fight for. In its tumultuous
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individual businessmen should take affirmative action to ensure applicants and employees are treated "without regard to their race‚ creed‚ color‚ or national origin." His executive order implied equal access and nothing else. The system that has evolved since is a perversion of the original intent of affirmative action. The stipulations that make up affirmative action today are too narrow to effectively help in the fight against racism and discrimination. Affirmative action has the capability of causing
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considered affirmative when it creates harm to others by discriminating? Is it the responsible of Universities‚ especially public ones to change their admissions policy to cater to private organizations? What kind of precedent does this set? Affirmative action originated with the intent to end discrimination‚ but in reality it justifies racism by its actions. The policy of affirmative action judges people on the color of their skin‚ creating discrimination in itself. Affirmative action tried to
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New Affirmative Action Policies to be Implemented Shawntel Jean-Batiste Axia College University of Phoenix Affirmative Action Policies are laws set forth by the government to get companies to give minorities and women equal rights and opportunities in the workforce‚ education and in society itself. (Kundan Pandey) (2000-2009‚ 2010). Many businesses‚ schools have implemented an affirmative action plan into the workforce. It is imperative that the Board of Directors take another look into their
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Affirmative Action Has Outlived Its Usefulness The goal of affirmative action is to compensate for past injuries which minorities endured. Affirmative action gives special privileges to minorities based solely on the color of their skin‚ not on their abilities or their financial situation. The goal of affirmative action is to remedy the injuries caused by discrimination. Yet after analyzing affirmative action one could determine that it seeks to cure discrimination with more discrimination.
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Supporter of affirmative action argue that it is intended not only to compensate for past discrimination‚ but also to level an uneven playing field in which discrimination still exists. What do you think? To what extent do we have a society free from discrimination? What is the impact of affirmative action on society today? What alternatives to affirmative action policies exist? As the movement for equality grew stronger and with more conviction‚ civil rights activists evolved their relatively limited
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The first argument that supports Affirmative Action is about correcting the testing gap. According to some studies‚ black and hispanic students score lower as a whole than white students on standardized tests‚ like the SAT. Sandel gives the example of a student who attends a poor public school in the South Bronx scoring a 700 and a student who scored a 700 that went to an elite private school in Upper Manhattan. He says that the 700 SAT score from the student in the South Bronx means more than the
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