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What is Affirmative Action? Affirmative action has a general definition. Affirmative action occurs when ever an organisation bestirs itself to make sure that it is treating people fairly, regardless of their gender or ethnic group membership (Crosby: 2003). According to McElroy (1995) affirmative action as a policy, is usually said to in place when a company or an institutions takes reasonable action to remedy any discriminatory behaviour which has occurred in the past. On ethical grounds, most people would agree with such a policy; although many would question the wisdom of enforcing the policy by law (McElroy: 1995). According to Crosby (2003) although they share the goal of equalizing opportunities among people, affirmative action and equal opportunity differs from each other in notable ways. First, affirmative action does not assume that the playing field is currently level, nor does it rest responsibility for correcting inequalities on those who might be...

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