Discuss two myths that revolve around affirmative action policies that were discussed in the reading.
What will be an ideal response?
Many people believe that affirmative action policies are focused on employers meeting racial quotas in the workplace. Racial quotas have been illegal since the 1972 Supreme Court case Regents of the University of California v. Bakke. Another myth is that all employers have to follow affirmative action policies. The truth is that most private workplaces are not affected by affirmative action guidelines, and only those that receive government contracts of $50,000 or more and that employ more than 50 workers must comply.
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a. functionalism b. exchange theory c. symbolic interaction theory d. feminist theory
Aaron feels powerless and estranged from his work in a meat packing plant. Marx would call this a. alienation
b. a toxic workplace. c. anomie. d. labor induced trauma.
Estate systems of stratification have only two classes.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The financial success of commercial sports today depend heavily on
A. spectators who watch television broadcasts in sports bars. B. local businesses who seek the right to sell concessions at sport events. C. the rights fees paid by television companies to broadcast sport content. D. newspapers that publish the schedules of games and events.