Affirmative Action
Essay by Maxi • May 6, 2012 • Essay • 461 Words (2 Pages) • 1,838 Views
The paper is concerned with the affirmative actions; the term affirmative action can be defined as the actions taken by the administration of the country to provide equal chances for all the minorities of the country. This paper will have three parts first part discuss the history of affirmative action, than pros and cons of affirmative action than the future of affirmative action. Affirmative action is planned to enhance equal opportunity for employment. It is repeatedly established in educational and government organizations to make sure that females and minorities of the country have opportunities to be involved in all programs .The good reason for affirmative action is that it allows to balance the discrimination of the past mistreatment by the leading class of the society and to deal with present discrimination.
I would like to write about "Affirmative Action". I believe this topic to be very interesting, and it only started happening in the past few decades. Some people argue that affirmative action has led to a weaker environment, whereas others say it nurtures opportunities that were never given to these individuals.
Affirmative action is planned to enhance equal opportunity for employment. It is repeatedly established in educational and government organizations to make sure that females and minorities of the country have opportunities to be involved in all programs .The good reason for affirmative action is that it allows to balance the discrimination of the past mistreatment by the leading class of the society and to deal with present discrimination. The completion of affirmative action, particularly in the U.S, is recognized by its proponents to be justified properly. (George,1996)
In other words, affirmative action enhances the ethnic or other kinds of diversities in the society. Affirmative actions give benefits to the minorities in the jobs, health programs and educations. The term affirmative action has same meaning in almost every country of the world , but they have different terms .For example the affirmative actions is called reservation in India , and positive discrimination in the UK .Every nation has its own sets of laws , regulations and rules in implementing the affirmative actions .
History:
Affirmative action is planned to remove effects of present and past discrimination. It is a procedure in which company identify areas of development, set objectives , and take positive steps to develop chances for protected class members for example person with disabilities, minorities capable veterans and women. Affirmative Action focuses on training hiring and promoting competent protected class members where this class is underrepresented.
In the period of 1950s and 1960s the debate of diversity concerned on the rights of the workers coming from different backgrounds , this lead to the governments of different countries to make laws about
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