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Ellie Bolander

Soc 112

Jarvis

November 9, 2013

Counterpoint Assignment A!rmative Action

A!rmative action is an e"ual#opportunit$ emplo$ment measure set b$ t%e

&nited States government to 'eep emplo$ers (rom discriminating based on race,

se), et%nicit$, and religion* +t as adopted in t%e earl$ 19-0s* +t as to %elp ensure

t%at all applicants could be emplo$ed, no matter t%eir circumstance* +t as

originall$ created it% t%e intent to %elp A(rican#American or'ers, but as later

applied to all minorities o( race, et%nicit$, se), se)ualit$, and religion*

+ believe t%at a!rmative action is an e.ective polic$ t%at can %elp and %as

%elped man$ minorities receive %elp to become e"ual* +n 2000, t%e statistic in t%e

or'place as t%at /atino men made 100 less t%an blac' males, %o made about

100 less t%an %ite males A!rmative action, 2009* 4%is s%os obvious income

ine"ualit$, even a(ter t%e Civil 5ig%ts movement and e"ualit$ (or blac's* 4%e %ope is

t%at income ill be made e"ual t%roug% e.orts to %elp minorities get to t%e same

socioeconomic standing as t%e %ite ma6orit$*

4%e American Civil /iberties &nion sa$s, 7A!rmative action is one o( t%e most

e.ective tools (or redressing t%e in6ustices caused b$ our nation8s %istoric

discrimination against people o( color and omen, and (or leveling %at %as long

been an uneven pla$ing eld* A centuries#long legac$ o( racism and se)ism %as not

been eradicated despite t%e gains made during t%e civil rig%ts era* Avenues o(

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opportunit$ (or t%ose previousl$ e)cluded remain (ar too narro* :e need

a!rmative action no more t%an ever*; A!rmative action, 2009

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as &C avis8 ere illegal, but t%e$ alloed t%e use o( race and et%nicit$ in t%e

admissions process to %elp e)pand sc%ools8 diversit$ acionis, 2013* an$

sc%ools around t%e countr$ don8t even allo t%at as a (actor and t%e g%t against

a!rmative action continues*

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Eastland, 4* 1992* The case against afrmative action* +n(ormall$ publis%ed

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acionis, J* 2013* 5acial and et%nic ine"ualit$* +n C* Campanella Ed*, Social

problemst% ed*, pp* IH# I9* Boston, A @earson Education, +nc*

@err$, * 2012, Kctober 1* 4%e donside o( a!rmative action Academic

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