Friday, November 18, 2005

PHI 2604 Chapter 9: Homework

1. What’s the meaning of job discrimination? Provide two examples from p.455
2. Come up with a short narrative that summarizes the legal context of Affirmative Action:
a) Brown v. Board of Education, the 1961 executive order, Civil Rights Act of 1964, etc.
b) What’s the Supreme Court’s position?
3. Explain the three arguments in favor of Affirmative Action.
4. Do the same with the arguments against Affirmative Action.
5. Now pick what you consider to be the best argument in favor and against and why (even if you’re against or in favor you must do it).
6. What is “sexual harassment”?
7. Examine the three types of sexual harassment on p… 469, 470.
8. Read 9.4 p. 478 and answer discussion questions 1-5 (yes, it’s part of the homework).

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