What Is Affirmative Action? What Are the Different Ways That

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Essay

What is affirmative action? What are the different ways that affirmative action has been employed in the past? What is the justification for each standard? Which standard would you like to see implemented? Which political institution plays the greatest role in defining affirmative action in the United States? Explain.

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Definitions:

Shape Constancy

The recognition that an object's shape remains the same even when its orientation to us changes.

Retinal Disparity

This refers to the difference in the visual images that each eye perceives because of the different angles in which each eye views the world, contributing to depth perception.

Place Theory

Theory on how the inner ear registers the frequency of sound, stating that each frequency produces vibrations at a particular spot on the basilar membrane.

Cone Receptors

Photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that function best in relatively bright light and enable the perception of colors.