This is your area to discuss your argument in support of Affirmative Action. Only those assigned to your group can see the documents in this area. Explore your topic, develop your argument, and plan your strategy for the class discussion.

Be sure you research and discuss the information you will need for the class discussion. In the class discussion, you are responsible for presenting and supporting your arguments in favor of Affirmative Action. In this space, the team should decide on the information it needs to argue its position successfully.

 

I would like to reply to the persons post who states this. I would like to reply with some thoughts, questions for him and some of my own ideas, can you help me develop a reply please. 

I believe in providing a convincing argument on this position, or any position, it is important to start with identifying the foundation of your argument. I believe that if we focus on the original meaning of Affirmative Action, as presented by John F. Kennedy, instead of what it changed to after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, we could build a very strong argument for the benefits of affirmative action in its original intent. 

The Civil Rights Act of 1964  outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The term “affirmative action” was first used by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 when he issued Executive Order 10925, requiring government contractors to “take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin.”1 Today, America’s understanding of the term has changed dramatically. After the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Kennedy’s “without regard” standard was transformed into policies that encouraged public officials, educators, and administrators to actively treat people with regard to race. The foundation of taking affirmative action without regard to the above mentioned would focus on a diverse workforce for the right reasons when hiring and building a team. Focusing on that and all the benefits an organization reeps from a truly diverse workforce, culture and strategy is a pretty strong argument for affirmative action in any meaning!

Please include a reference. The answer can be about a page long.