Is Affirmative Action Really Necessary

In the controversial realms of affirmative action, the largest issue staunchly fought over is whether minorities should be given preferential treatment in the workplace and in the schools. One side declares that those in the minority group need and deserve governmental aid so that they will be on equal footing with the majority group. Opponents of affirmative action point out that setting apart groups based on their race or ethnicity is purely racism and can lead to reverse discrimination. I am against affirmative action for the aforementioned reasons, and would not consider such racism as necessary for creating a healthy society, as proponents would insist. It is my belief that affirmative action today is out of date and is

In the United States justice is defined as equal treatment of all its citizens under the law. When one citizen is mistreated an injustice has been committed against all people. Affirmative Action is a program whose purpose is to make sure that citizens are treated equally by enforcing a set of policies which are designed to promote the inclusion of all individuals regardless of race, disability, sex, or religion. In the United States democracy we are all equal, but some groups have been enjoying more advantages in society than others for centuries. Current statistics show the depth of modern day racial gaps, which are rooted in historical discrimination and modern-day structural racism. Generations of nominal disadvantages have created

America is said to be like a melting pot, a diverse land of people with all sorts of different cultures and backgrounds. But, how truly diverse is America? How diverse are our schools and our workplaces? “Why Affirmative Action Is Necessary” was published in 2015 to EBSCO by Anne Stokely. Stokely’s argument is in favor of affirmative action because she believes it allows everyone to compete freely in the marketplace. Affirmative action continues to be a controversial idea in our society today.

Affirmative Action has been around for many decades from around the 1940s. Although it has not always been called affirmative action, the official title was not introduced until the 1960s. Back then affirmative action was more known as segregation or discrimination in the workplace or there lack of. The women and people of color were the targets of discrimination, which several presidents tried to correct for equality.

Affirmative Action has been around for a very long time, as time progress so have the people of this nation. The people we were in the 50’s and 60’s are significantly different from who we are today. I think that Affirmative Action is a good contribution and should be kept around. When I think about all the great things that minorities can do I don’t see were any harm is being done.

With the changes to the regulations of affirmative action plans in 2000, it made plans more balanced, by allowing plans “contain a diagnostic component to include an analysis that evaluates the composition of the workforce and compare it to the composition of the relevant labor pools.” (Bennett-Alexander, & Hartman, 2007 , Pg 11 para 2). This means that the plans will be developed to include a study of their labor pool and their current workforce to understand and determine if there are underutilization of minorities within their geographic population. In addition the plans are also designed to include internal auditing and reporting systems to measure any progress toward achieving a balance in workforce, as described in their plan of action.

Throughout the world America is referred to as the land of opportunity a place where opportunity is limitless, but is that so called limitless opportunity available and equal for all? For years Affirmative Action has tried to level the laying field, but its black field workers are still being oppressed. It is evident that Affirmative action is ineffective with the differences in the number of employed black's compared to whites and their difficulties to get and keep a job, blacks repetition in society has been tarnished due to stereotypes, and blacks face hidden discrimination.

In today’s society all around us there is racism swirling about; however, people have created a program titled Affirmative Action for these problems but, the program is no longer needed. Affirmative action is pointless to our country now, this program creates a way of reverse discrimination; the past discrimination against minorities does not rationalize the discrimination towards NON-minorities in this way. Affirmative Action is no longer necessary because the program increases stereotyping races, the program provides unneeded advantages to certain races and America divides itself not by race but by wealth.

Affirmative action policies should be implemented to improve to help propel the company forward. Affirmative action can be a useful tool to help create diversity in the workplace. Implementing affirmative action policies will encourage growth in the company because we will be able to effectively select and hire people, not on the basis of race but on actual qualifications that make a person suitable for a position in the company. Affirmative action policies will also benefit the overall workplace because people will be able to interact with people from other backgrounds, creating a blended work atmosphere. Affirmative action will encourage our company to hire and train minorities that

Affirmative action has always been an extremely controversial concept. The idea of affirmative action has been around ever since the end of the civil war when the slaves were freed and the government stepped in to help bridge the gap for minorities in education and the workplace. The first step was taken during the reconstruction period when the constitution was amended in order to give the former slaves certain rights including their first opportunity to participate in an election (http://www.civilrights.org/resources/civilrights101/affirmaction.html). Other federal initiatives were taken around this

Affirmative action, the means to create an equal playing field for disadvantaged minorities in both employment and academic settings is often the subject of controversy for its role to persuade free markets to consider employing and accepting blacks and women amongst others, to qualify for government contracts and/or funding. According to Mink (1998), “Affirmative action foes believe that when numerical rankings are balanced against social factors, unqualified or less qualified individuals steal college admission from “the best” students, good jobs from deserving workers, and business contracts from the lowest bidder.” Conversely, while advocates agree that the potential exists for some of “the best” to become collateral-damage as a result of Affirmative Action measures, still,

because of the color of their skin. While this view seems very logical on the

The current state of Affirmative action has its advantages and disadvantages and by no means is it perfect. Addressing the disadvantages is a good place to start on the path for improvement. It is ironic that its detractors now pitch Affirmative action as “reverse discrimination” when the original program was designed to overcome discrimination. In order to overcome this disadvantage we cannot simply eliminate the program because it truly does facilitate the integration and tolerance of women and minorities in the United States.

Affirmative action does not have any real benefits; on the contrary, it is detrimental to both minorities and students who would be passed over in favor of minorities. It runs contrary to the spirit of different treatment based on race. Any system where employees or students are selected based on race, and not qualifications, is deficient. All college and hiring criteria should be based solely on academic achievement, not any kind of racial preference. There are 3 major institutions that affirmative action must be addressed in: college, the private work sector, and government.

Affirmative Action is an unnecessary issue. Yes, it’s for improving educational opportunities for members of groups that have not been treated fairly in the past because of race or gender. A word that is key to that sentence is past. In colleges today, they use Affirmative Action to add diversity among discussions or because a certain amount of minorities is required each year for enrollment. It might have been an issue in the past and was put to good use then, but there is no need for it now. Adding diversity is helpful in discussions and adds a whole new perspective to the room but that is assuming that only minorities or women will add the diversity a discussion needs. “There is a perception, which is probably correct, that race/ethnicity