PO111 Study Guide - Final Guide: Visible Minority, Tea Party Movement, Import Substitution Industrialization

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Terms to study for sections a and b of the exam. If you understand the meaning of these terms you will be able to answer both the short answers and the essay questions. Things to think about when trying to determine how the word relates to the course. So your answer should make reference to these points, Would start off with the fact that equality is an ideal that societies strive for, along with freedom and democracy. That we want a certain level of equality in order to have a functioning democracy. Affirmative action is a policy used to move toward greater equality of outcome among different groups in society. The practice is sometimes also referred to as employment equity. It is a policy that governments adopt in order to increase the number of people in government or in educational institutions from disadvantaged or under-represented groups. These groups often include, women, aboriginals, persons with disabilities, and visible minorities.