Affirmative ActionIs it really necessary?

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Definition

* Affirmative Action-The set of public policies designed to help eliminate past and present discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

DiscriminationReverse DiscriminationLower StandardsEducation

Definition* Reverse Discrimination-discrimination in

hiring, or college admissions. Directed against members of certain social or racial groups, as white males, thought of as being dominant or having benefited from past discrimination against minority groups who are now favored, often as a result of affirmative action.

DiversityDiversitySlaveryDisadvantages

Definition* Diversity-The condition of having or being

composed of differing elements : the inclusion of different types of people (as people of different races or cultures) in a group or organization.

ProblemsColor-Blind societyAchievementsJobs

ConclusionFor decades blacks have been considered less

capable than whites.Discrimination, Diversity, and ProblemsThese and other stereotypes have started o

change and will continue to change with the help of affirmative action, because the majority of the country voted a black man into presidency.

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