Affirmitive Action

Affirmative Action in the Society of America

Introduction

Affirmative action was formed in the year 1961 by the then president John F .Kennedy under which the Civil Rights Act of 1964 indicated that discrimination is illegal , whereby , an equal employment opportunity for all Americans was established regardless of the race , cultural background or religion . So many questions have been raised about the rights of an individual , where equality is considered to be the major to be addressed . Since it has been argued that not all people in our society are given

the same opportunities , where minorities have been shattered and ignored (Horne , 1992

Major arguments about this Affirmative Action have been brought up with an objective of ensuring equality for the oppressed people in the American society . Though the Action has not been addressed in many Nations , many people claim that the action would affect our society with a positive result . Though it is argued that the affirmative action does not exist in some American states such as California , since the action is regarded as unconstitutional , this action was started in the early sixties with an objective of equalizing racism and sexism in many social sectors such work places and learning institutions (Horne , 1992

The affirmative action was created with an ambition of enabling the people in America to have the acceptance of different cultures . It is also meant to make the citizens to define their rights , since the action was brought up during the civil rights movements where it was meant to create an equal opportunity for every individual regardless of color and gender . Many people in America regard the affirmative action as an important tool in defining an equal society with considerations whether every man and woman with an inclusion of the minorities is represented equally in the American society (Horne , 1992

Discussion

Many say that , the action has created inequality in its implementation among the society , though it plays a major role in creating awareness to the society the importance of accepting their cultural differences by trying to compensate the past discrimination activities . An example for the past societal differences is that of racial discrimination which was meant to create a distinction between one group of people from another basing on the skin color , it normally vary depending on the culture , and social economic factors (Ezorsky , 1991

Though the affirmative action has been giving people in our society an opportunity to come against the vice of discrimination , by offering programs such as the Equal Opportunity Program , which was brought up with an objective of supporting people of all colors who are unable to cater for their needs these discrimination cases are still being practiced in many societies in America . And this has actually led to the rejection of action despite the fact that the action has provided a number of reports indicating the cases that the racial discrimination have led to the following effects in the American society

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