Sentences with phrase «means of affirmative action»

Mobility by means of affirmative action breeds tenuous self respect and questionable peer acceptance for many middle - class blacks.

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The new black conservatives voiced these feelings in the form of attacks on affirmative action programs (ignoring the fact that they had achieved their positions by means of such programs).

Yet deciding what it means to act justly in particular situations (whether it's a case of affirmative action or the huge global inequalities in living standards) is highly controversial.

The most remarkable thing about affirmative action is that after twenty years of implementation and debate, it is still impossible to say what it means for an affirmative action program to succeed, or when one has gone too far in discounting the credentials of white school or job applicants.

People who are against affirmative action have lifted up procedural justice (usually without realizing it) as the primary meaning of justice.

During his tenure, Director James focused on making compliance easier by means of compliance assistance — and recognizing those contractors whose affirmative action programs were worthy of recognition for outstanding results and suitable as models for duplication.

In this lawsuit, Cosby raised an affirmative defense that Singer's demand letters to media outlets were shielded by litigation privilege, meaning that the attorney's statements were in conjunction with an anticipated or actual court action and couldn't form the basis of a defamation claim.

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