PRO: 1. Diversity is desirable and won't always occur if left to chance. 2. Students starting at a disadvantage need a boost. 3. Affirmative action draws people to areas of study and work they may never consider otherwise. 4. Some stereotypes may never be broken without affirmative action. 5. Affirmative action is needed to compensate minorities for centuries of slavery or oppression.
CON: 1. Affirmative action leads to reverse discrimination. 2. Affirmative action lowers standards of accountability needed to push students or employees to perform better. 3. Students admitted on this basis are often ill-equipped to handle the schools to which they've been admitted. 4. It would help lead a truly color-blind society. 5. It is condescending to minorities to say they need affirmative action to succeed. 6. It demeans true minority achievement; i.e. success is labeled as result of affirmative action rather than hard work and ability. 7. Once enacted, affirmative actions are tough to remove, even after the underlying discrimination has been eliminated.
PRO:
ReplyDelete1. Diversity is desirable and won't always occur if left to chance.
2. Students starting at a disadvantage need a boost.
3. Affirmative action draws people to areas of study and work they may never consider otherwise.
4. Some stereotypes may never be broken without affirmative action.
5. Affirmative action is needed to compensate minorities for centuries of slavery or oppression.
CON:
1. Affirmative action leads to reverse discrimination.
2. Affirmative action lowers standards of accountability needed to push students or employees to perform better.
3. Students admitted on this basis are often ill-equipped to handle the schools to which they've been admitted.
4. It would help lead a truly color-blind society.
5. It is condescending to minorities to say they need affirmative action to succeed.
6. It demeans true minority achievement; i.e. success is labeled as result of affirmative action rather than hard work and ability.
7. Once enacted, affirmative actions are tough to remove, even after the underlying discrimination has been eliminated.
http://www.balancedpolitics.org/affirmative_action.htm
I agree that affirmative action is good, ideally, but also that the negative aspects can produce a less than ideal situation for many.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nadia. I am a supporter regardless of some negative effects. I believe it helps those that have had unfair treatment for generations.
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