Which statement is not true of Affirmative Action?
a. Many white people believe that Affirmative Action did away with racial discrimination in the work place.
b. Employers are not required to meet a quota system and to hire an unqualified person of color over a qualified white person.
c. Minority applicants are supposed to be given equal employment opportunities under Affirmative Action.
d. Black males have been the greatest beneficiaries of Affirmative Action programs.
D Correct Answer: Black males have been the greatest beneficiaries of Affirmative Action programs.
Feedback for Correct Answer: White women have been the greatest beneficiaries of Affirmative Action programs. Favoring white women over people of color in employment has helped create what some have called a persistent white ceiling. Further, corporations are more likely to favor white women and people of color (of elite backgrounds) from outside the United States when choosing executives (Reed, 2011).
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