Affirmative action for Quotas

Affirmative Action for Quotas

Introduction

Researchers have explored the influences of affect and cognitive appraisals on perceptions of Affirmative Action. Researchers have found relations between several psychological constructs and attitudes toward Affirmative Action. The present study focuses on racism and prejudice, but to provide a more comprehensive understanding of how racism and prejudice affect attitudes toward Affirmative Action, it is important to briefly examine issues of self-interest and threat, which are both rooted in the theory of social dominance orientation. Social Dimension Order has important implications for perceptions of Affirmative Action. Therefore, all the issues related to the Affirmative ...