Affirmative Action Flashcards
By “preferential hiring and admissions (PHA),” Hausman means taking minority status to _______ of getting a job or gaining admission to a university.
increase an applicant’s chance
According to Hausman, our best evidence suggests that the consequences of PHA are…
nothing, there isn’t enough good evidence to know.
The racism in reverse argument claims that “race is almost always not a qualification.” Hausman thinks that this claim is debatable because…
diversity arguably serves legitimate goals of universities and some firms.
Hausman argues that the mistreatment of black people that constituted Jim Crow was deeply wrong because it…
treated its victims terribly.
According to Hausman, rectification of an injustice requires that…
the world be restored to how it would have been had that injustice not occurred.
Which of the following does Hausman identify as a reason why PHA policies are not a defensible way of paying reparations?
PHA does not focus on those who have been most harmed by past injustices.
Hausman claims that his elementary school analogy explains…
why it can appear that PHA promotes equal opportunity and why it can appear that PHA impedes equal opportunity.
Hausman argues that those concerned with equal opportunity should be concerned with…lifetime opportunities.
lifetime opportunities.
