Some people have suggested that the employment system should work on a color-blind test (Plous). The color blind test is a method where race is not mentioned on applications. Employers determine how qualified an individual is by administering a test (Benoit). ... But frankly, this has never happened in the history of the United States. ... The color-blind test ultimately favors Caucasian people, even though it is meant to be fair. ...

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Unfortunately the city of New Haven was not pleased with the results of the test and failed to certify the results. ... In an effort by the city to help ensure a fair testing process compliant with Title VII Civil Rights act they hired a professional testing company, IO Solutions, Inc. to design and administer a race neutral examination process. ... Out of the top ten scores on the test eight were white, and two were hispanic. This means that in order to fill the vacancies from the test scores no blacks would have been promoted. ... This is despite that the test was found to be free of racia...

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Poll taxes, literacy tests, and other such requirements used to restrict blacks from voting were made illegal. ... Allen Bakke in 1977, was twice denied admission to a California medical school despite better grades and test scores than successful minority applicants, Allan Bakke took his grievance to court and set of a major controversy. ... Bakke's college GPA and test scores exceeded those of any of the minority students admitted in the two years he was rejected. ... Supporters who look for compensation emphasis the history of slavery and segregation suffered by blacks in this country...

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The interpretations gave universities the "three-pronged equal opportunities test," this test was to ensure that they were complying with Title IX: "(1) universities must provide equal financial assistance to "members of each sex participating in intercollegiate athletics.... " (117) These three tests are known as the substantially proportionate test, program expansion test, and the interests and abilities test. ... The Manual's purpose was, "to aid institutions having difficulty determining which interest and abilities accommodations test to apply.... The ...

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Those in favor of affirmative action base much of their argument on the history and statistics of diversity and equality within the United States. ... The support for this lies in the lop-sided SAT scores, because, according to the SAT test results, "on average, black Americans are significantly less intelligent than whites" (Feagin, 244). ... There have been advances in test scores in recent history, however their "improvement is not enough to gain entry without racial preferences today" (Glazer, 52). ... However, it has also been stated that African American students who attend nonselecti...

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People often refer to IQ tests to determine intelligence but according to the Atlantic, "[people who discriminate racially based off IQ tests] misunderstand the implications of what those tests indicate even when they are credible; and they fail to find the moral, analytic, and political response to the questions of race and intelligence.... One could even extrapolate from history and these solid facts that sometime in the future, race may be almost indiscernible because of globalization. ...

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When the word bigotry is uttered, various scenarios enter one's mind. Ideas of slavery in ancient cultures, the attempted wiping out of a particular ethnic group, slave plantations in Pre-Civil War America, and the women's suffrage movements in various parts of the world over the last century are ju...

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Affirmative action is the nation's most ambitious attempt to redress its long history of racial and sexual discrimination. ... At this point in our nation's history, does affirmative action make things better or worse? ... With no end in sight to the causes of the current influx, and with the difficulty of withdrawing benefits once they have been granted, the real test of the affirmative-action state may be yet to come. ...

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It says the police are basing the policy on the state Supreme Court's so called "balancing test" decision (Stein 1). ... Police discretion has been a major issue for many years throughout history. ... The history of Latinos in U.S. indicates a similar separation of society. ... Massey and Denton note, "no group in the history of the United States has ever experienced the sustained high levels of residential segregation imposed on blacks." ...

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Tracing the history of affirmative action, laws against racial discrimination have proved inadequate for workplace integration because they often provide remedies only after the fact. ... Title VII references to affirmative action programs were brought about "because of the history of discrimination in the United States, certain groups are viewed as disadvantage in the current marketplace. ... The National Assessment of Educational Progress, a series of national standardize tests, evaluates students on their proficiency in reading, writing and science. ...

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Tracing the history of affirmative action, laws against racial discrimination have proved inadequate for workplace integration because they often provide remedies only after the fact. ... Title VII references to affirmative action programs were brought about because of the history of discrimination in the United States, certain groups are viewed as disadvantage in the current marketplace. ... The National Assessment of Educational Progress, a series of national standardize tests, evaluates students on their proficiency in reading, writing and science. ...

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The Sex Discrimination Act also has limitations concerning attitudes, 'One set of considerations concern the inherent limits of law in changing the nature of society' (April Carter 1988), deep rooted attitudes cannot be simply changed because of a new law being passed, also similarly, another drawback is the attitude and acceptance of the Act by male workers and employers; The London School of Economics (LSE), carried out research on both the Sex Discrimiation Act and the Equal Pay Act between 1974 and 1977 to test their effectiveness in maintaining womens rights, it was found that i...

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" Would the history of the world be different? ... Minorities being seen identified and tested on solely their group of skin color, rather than their individual contributions, causing much stigmatization among them (Wilkins.) ...

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Part I Identify 2 or 3 issues faced by the aging population. 1. Inadequate Healthcare 2. Insufficient Retirement Funds 3. Age Discrimination Answer the following questions in 100 to 200 words each. Provide citations for all the sources you use. What is ageism? How does ageism influence the pres...

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Affirmative action is the nation's most ruthless attempt to redress its long history of racial and sexual discrimination. ... What seemed like the norm in business traditions, such as seniority status and aptitude test, prevented total equality in employment. ...

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Introduction A. Reasons for Undertaking Research. Today, during these democratic transformations, women are becoming more active in many spheres and trying to compete with men and take their rightful place in a new society. Historically the administrative structure is comprised of men and does n...

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