Minority groups

Minorities face oppression in any society, each minority having a perspective and situation unique to their own experience. The complex relationship between the Asian Americans and other people of color’s opinions regarding affirmative action, an outcome of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960’s, act as a stark reminder of the different effects of past injustices and current inequalities depending on the particular ethnic group. Affirmative action, essentially a policy designed to compensation/reparation/redress

president John F. Kennedy and has since then expanded into a heated debate. Affirmative action was first established as a result of the Civil Rights Movement to grant equal opportunities for minority groups in the United States. Affirmative action can be seen as a compensatory measure to a racially discriminated group in a cultures history. It is very easy for someone to become involved in a debate about affirmative action because we live in a society where racial discrimination is seen often. Racial

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opportunities of minority groups and women. Although necessary, I do believe that there are pros and cons; otherwise the potential is there for inequality. Having a diverse workforce empowers an organization to serve multi-cultural customers. If all employees were white and spoke English only, could helping a Spanish speaking only customer be a positive experience? Plenty of people think this causes reverse discrimination, such as choosing an individual from an underrepresented minority group to meet the

the direction of minority groups. There have been numerous racial discrimination events that have been introduced in recent years. For instance, a great deal of police shootings, especially in opposition to minority groups; specifically African-Americans. Moreover, according to Mapping Police Violence, “Unarmed black people were killed by police at five times the rate of unarmed whites in 2015.” Additionally, not only has Trump, before presidency, made remarks towards minority groups, but has also given

diversity among universities nationwide is a touching issue causing these universities to attempt to implement procedures to increase diversity on their campus. For example, Michigan awarded twenty points to applicants who identify with a specific minority groups. Opposers of diversity argue the addition of diversity in universities cause a less level of educational satisfaction. The argument points toward negative race relations, rejection of high score students, and the relaxing of academic standards

complicated and controversial topics dealt with in American society. Affirmative Action is an action or policy designed to protect specific groups who suffer from discrimination, and provide them with programs and special opportunities. These government or private programs were designed to set right historical injustices towards the members of these groups who have suffered things like employment and educational disadvantages from racial discrimination. The goal for these actions are to redress

Marginalisation of Ethnic Minorities in Contemporary Media In the last decade there has been an enormous change in the nature of the media and the ways people interact with it. For example, cable, terrestrial and satellite television channels plus widespread cheap access to the Internet and digital technology have spread rapidly from the USA to many other parts of the world. In addition audiences are now able to interact with the media to some extent, so they are able

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

The majority of residents in Texas are Mexicans. Mexican Americans are not the minority in the state anymore. Discrimination occurs in many hidden ways. We have come a long way and diversity is practiced throughout the work place. It will continue as long as society continues to compare ethnic groups. Yes we are all different, and we should be proud of who we are, but aren't we all human? Redlining used to happen and is still happening.