of the minority‚ which I completely agree with. Guinier speaks of the Golden Rule and the idea that if the Golden Rule is not applied‚ the majority will lack in recognizing‚ and taking in account the desires‚ let alone consider the ideas of the minority‚ representing how this is in no way a democratic process. The Golden Rule is simply stated as “Treat others as you want to be treated”. It seems to be a fairly easy rule to live by and quite fair. However‚ one who is considered a minority seems
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ended wage and employment discrimination based on gender and race‚ significantly decreasing the gap between minorities and non-minorities. Minorities made major progress from the 1960s up through the early 1970s due to Affirmative Action (Jones‚ Jr.‚ 1985). However‚ for the past few decades‚ the progress that minorities have made in terms of income‚ employment and education has largely stagnated. California‚ Michigan‚ Nebraska‚ and Washington State have recently
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there is a lack of representation on many levels‚ rather it be on a race or gender standpoint. Even though our representatives are chosen through fair and democratic elections‚ our elections often result in an under-representation of women‚ ethnic minorities‚ and poorer social classes. This is due to our winner-take-all philosophy that routinely denies representation to a large number of voters and doesn’t accurately reflect the views of the public. There is a debate as to whether the United States
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considered to be minorities‚ with strong ties to their heritage. These people add to the diversity of American culture. They also bring some positive qualities and contributions to the American society‚ even though these qualities are easily overlooked. To begin with‚ the motivation to succeed has been an integral part of many minorities. This starts right from the decision to migrate from their places or origin. They exhibit a high degree of adaption. Some minorities create their
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Assess the view that ethnic differences in crime are the result of the way in which the criminal justice system operates In the early phase of post-war immigration‚ there was an assumption that members of ethnic minority groups were no more likely to be offenders or victims than the majority white population. It was also assumed that the criminal justice system treated all ethnic groups fairly. According to a major investigation into police and immigrant relations in 1972 ‘black people were more
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-highly centralized gov and single party strength‚ BUT with linguistic autonomous groups and largely coalition based‚ making it semiconsoc Four Elements of Power Sharing in India Grand Coalition -model form is inclusive cabinet coalition of minorities‚ can be councils‚ will have set proportional ratio of ethnic/linguistic groups who must be represented -congress system was very inclusive‚ had small pressure parties influencing both sides -so no alternating 2 parties‚ single party more like
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Does the American Education System Promote Racial Inequality? It is well known that at the very beginning of its existence‚ America had its fair share of racial discrimination. Anyone who wasn’t Caucasian was viewed as less worth when compared to people of European descent or appearance. It’s a part of American history that is spoken of with deep regret. However‚ thanks to people like Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr.‚ African Americans and eventually all races were given equal opportunity‚ at
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that minorities deserve not only equal treatment to their prior oppressors‚ but also compensation for the discrimination that they and/or their ancestors have previously experienced. This idea spread rapidly in the beginning of twentieth century America‚ and part of it was eventually put into an executive order by President John F. Kennedy in 1961‚ requiring government contractors to take‚ "affirmative
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Introduction During the 1960’s‚ there was a significant disparity between the amount of minority and female representation in the workforce versus the amount in the American population. In an attempt to correct this disparity‚ President John F. Kennedy enacts Executive Order 10925 which causes for an aggressive hiring of minorities by the federal government (Chrisman‚ 2013). Consequently‚ over-time‚ the civil rights movement as well as current laws and Supreme Court decisions greatly expand the
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Although affirmative action was originally implemented to assist minorities however‚ it can be argued that in turn affirmative action hurts minorities and in a way puts them at an educational disadvantage. The Most prominent advantage for minorities is that they can attend more elite schools than majorities. In recent years many scholars have noticed several instances where an under qualified student has been admitted to a school and not been successful because of their lack of preparation. For
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