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== Affirmative action == {{Main|Affirmative action}} Affirmative action is a set of practices that attempts to promote diversity in areas such as employment, education, and leadership, typically by reserving some positions for people of traditionally disadvantaged groups. This may result in discrimination towards successful majority groups who have greater technical qualifications than minority applicants.{{r|Fullinwider 2018}} Philosopher [[James Rachels]] posited that reverse discrimination as a factor in [[affirmative action in the United States]] may disadvantage some Whites, but without it, African Americans would likewise be disadvantaged by pervasive racial discrimination in society.<ref name="Fullinwider 2018">{{cite SEP |last=Fullinwider |first=Robert |title=Affirmative Action |edition=Summer 2018 |url-id=affirmative-action}}</ref> Critics of racial preferences in affirmative action such as [[William Bennett]] and [[Carl Cohen (professor)|Carl Cohen]] have argued that explicitly using race for the purpose of ending racial discrimination is illogical and contrary to the principle of non-discrimination. Conversely, [[Alan H. Goldman]] argued that short-term violations of such a principle could be justified for the sake of equalizing social opportunities in the longer term.{{r|Fullinwider 2018}} It is often argued by majority groups that they are being discriminated against for hiring and advancement because of affirmative action policies. However, critics{{Who|date=August 2020}} of this argument often cite the "symbolic" significance of a job has to be taken into consideration as well as qualifications.<ref name="Baer 1982">{{cite journal |last=Baer |first=Judith |author-link=Judith A. Baer |title=Reverse Discrimination: The Dangers of Hardened Categories |journal=Law & Policy Quarterly |date=1982 |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=71β94 |issn=0265-8240 |doi=10.1111/j.1467-9930.1982.tb00266.x}}</ref>
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