1:Affirmative action is a policy designed to do which of the following? Select all that apply (2 points)
A:Distribute reparations to victims of discrimination.
B:Increase diversity in education and employment***
C:Counteract the effects of past discrimination***
D:Punish those who discriminate
2:Which of the following statements best explains why affirmative action is so controversial?
A:Affirmative action is designed to limit the economic and social mobility of minorities.
B:Affirmative action may result in discrimination now to make up for past discrimination***
C:Affirmative action requires race and gender to be the sole deciding factors.
D:Affirmative action increase taxes for the majority population
Are these correct?
I agree with both of your answers.
1: The correct answers are B: Increase diversity in education and employment and C: Counteract the effects of past discrimination.
2: The correct answer is B: Affirmative action may result in discrimination now to make up for past discrimination.
1: The correct answers are B: Increase diversity in education and employment and C: Counteract the effects of past discrimination.
2: The correct answer is B: Affirmative action may result in discrimination now to make up for past discrimination.
1: Yes, you are correct! Affirmative action is a policy designed to increase diversity in education and employment and to counteract the effects of past discrimination. So the correct options are B and C.
2: Yes, you are correct again! One of the main reasons why affirmative action is controversial is because it may result in discrimination now to make up for past discrimination. So the correct option is B.
They make the most sense. Affirmative action was created as a way to make up for discrimination in the past. Legislation that was passed after the discrimination already occurred didn't really help those people so they came up with a way to help them.
Some people who oppose affirmative action say that it's "reverse discrimination" which is discrimination against the majority group.