Among all age groups, First Globals™ are most likely to agree that “affirmative action levels the playing field,” as opposed to “affirmative action rewards some groups at the expense of others.” Overall, 34% of First Globals™ agree with the former (either strongly or somewhat), compared to 28% of those over 65.
However, a majority of all generations sees affirmative action as rewarding some groups at expense of others.
Is a relative preference for affirmative action among First Globals™ a sign of growing popularity of those measures -- or is the overall unpopularity a sign that affirmative action is fading? What is your view of affirmative action?
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I see no justification whatsoever for affirmative action. It is a species of discrimination, plain and simple.
I think one's view on affirmative action depends on what you view the justification as. If one views the justification for affirmative action as remedying past discrimination, I think it is easier to view affirmative action as rewarding some groups at the expense of others. However, if one views the justification as creating a general diversity that reflects society, I think one would be less likely to say it rewards some at the expense of others. I tend to go with the latter view.
That would be a rather limited understanding of 'diversity'. I have attended a management lecture where we had speakers of various nationalities and ages speaking on some of these issues. The funny thing is - they were all saying the exact same thing. What sort of diversity is that?
I agree that affirmative action would be more appealing to me if the definintion of affirmative action was expanded to include income in addition to race.
Whenever you reward someone or group, obviously, someone else is being punished.
Aside from affirmative action, what's a better idea for addressing that people are coming from different backgrounds and some of these backgrounds have built-in advantages? Do we not address this at all and treat everyone as having an equal chance or equal opportunities even though that may not be true?
people are different and will never have equal chances in life. furthermore, it is impossible for any human to assess what those chances are.
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