Nacoste (1996) Argues That Affirmative Action Affects Everyone Involved in the Hiring

question 78

Multiple Choice

Nacoste (1996) argues that affirmative action affects everyone involved in the hiring and promotion process and that procedural reverberations within the system are likely to occur when

• A) all interested parties have a chance to express their views.
• B) group issues are considered more important than individual issues.
• C) policy is determined out in the open rather than behind closed doors.
• D) minorities are hired based on their merits.

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