An Affirmative Action Program Is an Effort By

question 65

Multiple Choice

An affirmative action program is an effort by:

• A) a group of employees to correct past discriminatory practices
• B) employers to continue hiring practices that led to under-representation of certain classes of workers
• C) employers to remedy discriminatory employment practices that produced imbalanced workforces
• D) independent contractors to correct racial balances in the public contracting system
• E) none of the other choices

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Definitions:

Cholecystolithiasis

An abnormal presence of stones in the gallbladder.

Gallstones

Hardened deposits of digestive fluid that can form in the gallbladder, causing pain, nausea, and sometimes leading to more serious conditions like pancreatitis.

Glomerulonephritis

A category of kidney disease characterized by inflammation of the glomeruli, which are small blood vessels in the kidneys.

Nephrons

The functional units of the kidney, responsible for the filtration and excretion process.