Racial representation in the workplace. (Graph Exercise).The current debate over affirmative action affirmative action, in the United States, programs to overcome the effects of past societal discrimination by allocating jobs and resources to members of specific groups, such as minorities and women. focuses on higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. , specifically the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to review the race-conscious admissions policy at the University ,of Michigan Michigan (mĭsh`ĭgən), upper midwestern state of the United States. It consists of two peninsulas thrusting into the Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana (S), Wisconsin (W), and the Canadian province of Ontario (N,E). . But the controversy over affirmative action extends beyond higher education. Those who oppose the policy say it amounts to reverse discrimination. Those who support the policy argue that the result of discrimination in schools in the past is seen in discrimination against minorities in the workplace today. This graph graph, figure that shows relationships between quantities. The graph of a function y=f (x) is the set of points with coordinates [x, f (x)] in the xy-plane, when x and y are numbers. compares the percentage of white and minority representation in five selected job categories. Use the data to answer the questions below. [GRAPHICS OMITTED] 1. Minority males account for the same percentage of workers in two job categories shown on the graph. Which job categories?--and-- 2. There is about a three-percentage-poin't difference between white males' representation in two job categories. Which job categories?--and-- 3. Minority females account for just 12 percent of all workers in which of the job categories shown?-- 4. In which of the five job categories is the representation of white males closest to that of minority males?-- 5. In which of the five job categories is the representation of white females closest to that of minority females?-- 6. There are more than three times as many minority female workers in one job category as there are minority male workers. Which job category?-- 7. In which two types of jobs are minority male representation and minority female representation almost identical?-- 8. Suppose affirmative action raises minority representation by 10 percent in all jobs. In which category would female minorities still be below 10 percent of the workforce?-- ANSWER KEY Graph Exercise, page 4 1. Officials/Managers and Professionals 2. Professionals and Technicians 3. Technicians 4. Laborers 5. Laborers 6. Office/Clerical 7. Professionals and Technicians 8. Officials/Managers |
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