Personal Generalization Of Affirmative Action

When reading all three articles pertaining to Affirmative Action, one can gain a great insight on Affirmative Action, what it means, how its affecting people, and how people view what Affirmative Action stands for. Many generalizations can be made about Affirmative Action and what it means or stands for. Some might say it is unfair that we have Affirmative Action policies and that it only hurts those that actually need it. My personal generalization is that Affirmative Action is creating equality amongst people, which is very important if we as a nation want to succeed. I can also infer that AA creates diversity in the work place and in educational areas because it allows a variety of people to succeed and work or learn together. Affirmative

An example of this was in the article about White Women and Affirmative Action when the author, Jesse Daniels, describes a real life experience of hers when she was not granted a job because they “had to give it to the Latina” (Daniels). This could be used as evidence or fuel for a counter argument because it effected Jesse in a negative way. Because she was white and because the Latina was a different skin color and “less qualified for the job,” as it stated, Jesse was not given the job and the Latina was. Another point that could be argued as a disadvantage to AA could be the fact it actually treats the minorities more fairly than it does the majority group. Some would say that the policy gives the minorities a more fair chance of success and opportunities than it does to the majority group (Scott). Many people could argue this is unfair and not justifiable, but the fact of the matter is, Affirmative Action is trying to give people who have a hard life or who were not granted the same opportunities as higher class people, the chance to change their path and open up doors of success. As a result, I do not feel that the Affirmative Action policies have any

The policy allows for diversity in the working and educational environments and also grants opportunities to those who are normally discriminated against because of their disabilities, skin color, religion, ethnicities, gender, and so on. I feel that equality is extremely important for everyone as a whole, to succeed. I believe diversity is important and a positive effect of AA because it allows new ideas to flow within the work place and education environments, as well as teaches people to have open minds and to broaden their views and thoughts. I do not believe that diversity is ever a bad thing because differences are strengths in my eyes. A great example of diversity in the work place is in the article titled “The Affirmative Action Debate,” because it talks about how in the US military due to the implementation of the AA policy, race relations have drastically improved and women are more widely known for holding officer positions. This evidence just goes to show how the diversity has helped broaden the views and the tolerance of equality and differences. The article also stated how the diversity allowed the military to be more battle ready (The Affirmative Action Debate). I also believe Affirmative Action is a good things because it gives people who normally do not get a chance at something, a chance for