Which of the Following Statements Is NOT a Critique of Affirmative

question 206

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is NOT a critique of affirmative action?

• A) Affirmative action violates the principle that people be judged as individuals.
• B) Affirmative action benefits those within each preferred group who are already advantaged and need little help.
• C) Affirmative action seeks to remedy the effects of past discrimination by discriminating against others today simply because they belong to nonpreferred groups.
• D) Affirmative action increases intergroup and interracial tension by heightening the saliency of group membership.
• E) People from disadvantaged groups will improve themselves only if they have experience with successful role models in important institutions.

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