Affirmative action is something that helps people in minority groups and women‚ get some of the same jobs that white men would get. When affirmative action first came about‚ the country was very different. We have evolved as a society‚ but we still have not gone too far. We are a lot closer to the bad times than we think we are. There is a lot of controversy surrounding affirmative action‚ but I think the United States does still need it. There are definitely pros and cons to affirmative action‚
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I do not think affirmative action is appropriate for the United States today. Affirmative action had an important role back in the 1960’s‚ in the midst of the civil rights era. It was intended to promote equal opportunities to work and to education for minority groups (at that time African Americans). That was almost sixty years ago. Our culture has evolved since then‚ with each passing generation‚ racism and prejudice dies a little more. As a nation‚ we will continue to evolve‚ and the challenges
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References • NHS.UK (2013) NES and the SSSC Principles and Policies (25th September 2009 and 1st February 2010) Website:http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/education-and-training/by-theme-initiative/health-and-social-care/health-and-social-care-support-worker/values-and-principles.aspx Date: 7/3/2013 • EEOC(2013) Promoting Civil Rights Act (1964) Website: http://www.eeoc.com/ Date: 7/3/2013 • E-learning(2013) Hampshire Adult Services Care Management(1990) Website:http://www3
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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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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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Affirmative Action 1 Running Head: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Affirmative Action Barbara Simmons ENG1101 April 30‚ 2012 Affirmative Action 2 Introduction Affirmative action applies to actual steps that are designed to not only lessen discrimination- whether in education‚ employment‚ or contracting- but also to try compensate the effects of past discrimination. The main motive
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Race-based affirmative action is justifiable in order to increase diversity. While many adversaries criticize the notion that there is a collective responsibility of society to make up for past wrong-doings‚ this argument focuses only on promoting diversity. In colleges‚ having a diverse‚ mixed student body allows students to learn from a wide range of backgrounds. It also helps disadvantaged minorities reach higher leadership positions which would then help the general populations of those minorities
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Our company has been debating the sides of affirmative action and whether or not to adopt policies in our hiring practices. I have done research on the topic and these are the findings I have made: According to an article written by the National Conference of State Legislatures‚ one of the major arguments in favor of affirmative action is the diversity it creates (“Affirmative Action | Overview‚” 2014). In a company‚ this can benefit the culture through the addition of people from different backgrounds
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Affirmative Action – do we still need it? Affirmative action is a set of public policies and initiatives designed to help eliminate past and present discrimination based on race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex‚ or national origin. The original policies of Affirmative action were set up to help African Americans and other minority groups to overcome the past effects of discrimination. African Americans‚ minorities‚ and women discrimination in certain areas like employment‚ resources‚
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CHAPTER 14 NOTES Affirmative action- Probably no single employment practice has caused as much controversy as affirmative action. The very words bring to mind visions of quotas and of unqualified people being given preferential hiring treatment.However‚ the reality of affirmative action is substantially different from the myth; as a general rule‚ affirmative action plans give preferred treatment only to affected groups when all other criteria (e.g.‚ education‚ skills) are equal. Americans
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