Explain what is meant by affirmative action. What necessitated ...

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Explain what is meant by affirmative action. What necessitated the need for affirmative action? How have people responded to affirmative action?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Primary-source data are data __________.
 
  a. collected by researchers themselves
  b. collected by others
  c. expected to overturn previous findings
  d. provided by the American Sociological Association

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Answer to Question 1

Affirmative action is a set of government policies regarding employment and education that seek to increase the representation of minorities and women in fields from which they have historically been excluded. Affirmative action is undertaken in an effort to counter the historical effects of discrimination. It is a practice that involves considering a person's race when making decisions that are likely to have an impact on existing patterns of social inequality. For example, when hiring two equally qualified people for a job, race may be a deciding factor. Many people feel that affirmative action is a form of reverse discrimination. Sociologists argue that without affirmative action, discrimination in hiring practices will persist.

Answer to Question 2

a