Affirmative Action

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Affirmative Action
Affirmative action is the policies aimed at giving the underrepresented minority groups opportunities in the society. These opportunities may be in universities, colleges or careers. Individual’s religion, sex, race, national origin, or color are recognized by the government or business so as to upsurge the opportunities given to the part of society that is underrepresented. The affirmative action is often designed to raise the sum of persons from definite groups within institutions, businesses and other parts of humanity where they have low representation historically. It is actually considered as a method of countering past discrimination against a certain group. In the 1960s, affirmative action arose to prominence in the United States as a means to encourage equal opportunities through the numerous groups in society. It was established to enforce the 1964 civil rights act, which pursued to eliminate discrimination. In the contemporary world, there are both staunch critics and strong supporters of affirmative action.
The Affirmative action is actually often controversial and ever-changing means for increasing educational opportunities. The 1964 civil rights act made it unlawful to discriminate against college applicants and students on the foundation of gender or race, but proving partiality in college admissions is rather difficult. As with discernment in the employment process, excluded applicants generally aren�…