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Debate: Affirmative action
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*'''The rights of one group should not be sacrificed to benefit the rights of another groups:''' The opponents argue, since all people have equal rights, no individual's rights should be sacrificed to compensate for another person's rights being taken away. | *'''The rights of one group should not be sacrificed to benefit the rights of another groups:''' The opponents argue, since all people have equal rights, no individual's rights should be sacrificed to compensate for another person's rights being taken away. | ||
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Background and Context of Debate:"Affirmative action" involves steps being taken to increase the representation of women and minorities in areas of employment, education, and business from which they have been historically excluded. When those steps involve preferential selection—selection on the basis of race, gender, or ethnicity—affirmative action generates intense controversy. In the United States, the first period of passionate debate on this issue began around 1972 and tapered off after 1980. The second period began in the 1990s leading up to the Supreme Court's decision in the summer of 2003 upholding certain kinds of affirmative action. In depth background resources include:
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Compensation: Is Affirmative Action just compensation for past wrongs to a group? | |
Yes
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No
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Diversity: Is diversity in all areas of society a highly valuable social good? | |
Yes
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No
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Equality: Is Affirmative Action a good way to enhance social equality/integration? | |
Yes
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No
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Burdens: Is it OK to burden some citizens with Affirmative Action? | |
Yes
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No
In a school application, shouldn't the person who is most qualified get accepted? In a lot of cases qualified students aren't being accepted to make room for a minority student even though they may be more qualified. |
Meritocracy: Is it OK that Affirmative Action contradicts notions of meritocracy? | |
Yes |
No
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Economics: Is Affirmative Action important economically? | |
Yes
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No
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Race focus: Is it appropriate to focus on achieving racial diversity? | |
Yes |
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US Law: Does US law provide for Affirmative Action? | |
Yes |
NoThe text of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 advocates a "race-blind" approach: Title VI of the Act promised that "[n]o person…shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." While it makes a couple of exceptions for employer preferences on the basis of gender, religion, and national origin, it makes not exception for race in regard to the law being "color-blind". |
US political parties: Where do the US political parties generally stand on this issue? | |
Yes |
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States: Where do the US States stand on the issue? | |
Yes |
No |
Players and academics: Where do the relevant players and academics stand? | |
Yes
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No
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US supreme court justices supporting affirmative action? | |
Yes |
No |
Activist organizations: What are the main activist organizations in this debate? | |
Yes |
No |
Countries: Where do countries internationally stand? | |
Yes |
No
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Videos pro and con. | |
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References:Related pages on Debatepedia:External links and resources:Videos"Ward Connerly on Fox News School Segregation". Posted on YouTube on July 5, 2007.[4]
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