1.0<Tab/>The Thesis
<Tab/>The issue of whether affirmative action is reverse discrimination is controversial. Before discussing arguments for and against the issue, one needs to understand the meaning of the statement. Affirmative action, Carroll and Buchholtz (2000, P. 534) defined it as "the taking of positive steps to hire and promote people from groups previously discriminated against." Shaw & Barry (2004, P.464) states that affirmative action "means programs taking the race or sex of employees or job candidates into account as part of an effort to c…
