Job Discrimination Term Paper

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Reverse Discrimination and Compensatory Justice

In this article, the main conclusion reached by the author is that reverse discrimination is not the answer for past injustices that have been inflicted on women and minority groups based on sex or race. There seems to be one main reason that the author feels this way, and that reason is that reverse discrimination would cause more harm than good. He explains that by discussing what would happen if reverse discrimination were to be required. This would result in the people who had not been discriminated in the past (predominately white males) being the objects of discrimination so that others could have jobs and educational opportunities based on race and gender.

The author argues that this would make things far worse, because white males would then decide to file their own discrimination claims, which would actually be justified. It is unfair to discriminate against anyone for any reason, unless there is a valid employment reason that is involved, and there are very few of those.
For example, many religions believe that pastors or other religious leaders must be men. This is justified in a specific religion, but would likely not work in a different setting or context. There is no reason why a doctor, lawyer, or any other 'normal' job requires someone of a certain race or gender.

The article also discusses the fact that other groups that feel they have been discriminated against would likely file claims if all of the jobs and educational opportunities suddenly started going to women and blacks, which are the two primary groups when discussing the issue of discrimination. This includes people of other minority groups such as Asian-Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans, and could extend as far as other groups that are considered to be 'disadvantaged,' such as those with a very low income.

From a critical standpoint, the author's conclusion certainly has merit. It is true that women….....

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