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Affirmative action is more divisive than beneficial

By Berlin Fang | China Daily | Updated: 2011-12-10 08:06

Contrary to some misconception that policies favorable to racial or ethnic minority groups in the United States help them excel in different fields and lead a better and prosperous life, they could actually be doing just the opposite.

The idea behind propagating such policies may be noble and philanthropic, but the results are not necessarily what they should ideally be.

Differentiated treatments reinforce, often to a fault, awareness about ethnic differences when inclusion would have been a better choice.

Affirmative action is more divisive than beneficial

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