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A 7 page research paper that examines the white male backlash against affirmative action and offers a rebuttal against some of the assumed ideas of this movement. The writer argues that there are numerous misconceptions concerning affirmative action and that these programs are still needed. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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of affirmative action instituted in the 1960s and 70s. There is a feeling on the part of white voters that white males are now the victims of reverse discrimination and
this provides the primary motivation for this movement. This position is wrong on a number of counts. First of all, there appears to be a basic misunderstanding among the
American populace as to exactly what affirmative action is. While these policies were meant to, at least partially, correct the injustices caused by systemic discrimination, they were also designed to
help prevent its recurrence (Platt 103). Affirmative action is not quotas, or adhering to a rigid ratio system that dictates exactly how many jobs should go to minorities-quotas have only
been imposed when past discrimination has been proven (Malveaux 70). Nor does affirmative action seek to be "unqualified" people in highly skilled jobs (Malveaux 70). The function that affirmative
action performs today is to widen the applicant pool for job positions that are coveted in the classroom, workplace, and among those vying for lucrative federal, state or local contrasts
(Malveaux 70). Before affirmative action, women and minorities were systematically excluded from consideration for these positions. Affirmative action is their "wedge" in the door of business and opportunity. Its
not like the federal government has not offered aid programs to a certain segment of the population in the past. Its just that previously, the part of the population that
received the benefits of government "affirmative action" programs was always white males. The first such entitlement program was initiated after the Civil War. Northern white veterans benefited from the system
of post-war pensions that was instituted at that time; however, women were excluded because of their noncombatant status, and most African-Americans were simply denied their pensions (Platt 103). A similar
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