The Affirmative Action Posture That Involves a Concerted Effort to Enlarge

question 16

Multiple Choice

The affirmative action posture that involves a concerted effort to enlarge the pool of applicants so that no one is excluded because of past or present discrimination is called

• A)passive nondiscrimination.
• B)pure affirmative action.
• C)affirmative action with preferential hiring.
• D)hard quotas.

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Definitions:

Objective Morality

The concept that certain acts are universally right or wrong, independent of human opinion or beliefs.

Moral Realism

The philosophical position that ethical statements are objectively true or false and that moral facts exist independently of our perception of them.

Heritability

The degree to which the variations in a trait from one person to another can be attributed to genetic factors.

Hypersensitivity

An exaggerated or inappropriate response by the immune system to a substance that is normally harmless.