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Affirmative Action: Its Past, Present, and Future

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Refer to your own knowledge and personal experiences to answer these questions. What is Affirmative Action? Do you think that this social policy will still exist in 20 years? Why or why not?

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Public opinion regarding affirmative action is often two fold. Below is an explanation of what affirmative action is and where it is headed.

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Affirmative Action refers to legislatures that were developed as a result of discrimination in various institutions. Consequently, affirmative action takes into account the individual's color, religion, race or sex. Therefore, affirmative action provides an opportunity for certain individuals to achieve certain social standards that they normally would probably have never ...

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