Which of the Following Would Count as an Objection to Thomas's

question 85

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would count as an objection to Thomas's argument that the ethnic and gender composition of faculty need not be proportional to their numbers in society?

• A) Making the ethnic and gender composition of a university's faculty proportional to their numbers in society would not solve for biases within society because other institutions and organizations could still seriously lack diversity.
• B) If the ethnic and gender composition of a university's faculty had to be proportional to their numbers in society, then many faculty members would have to be let go as a result.
• C) Making the ethnic and gender composition of a university's faculty proportional to their numbers in society would entail hiring many unqualified candidates.
• D) If the ethnic and gender composition of a university's faculty were not at least roughly proportional to their numbers in society, then the faculty would not actually be diverse and people would not necessarily see justice around them.

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