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 | | Affirmative action, or positive discrimination, is action affording, to groups considered by some to be victims of social discrimination, "preferential" or "equal" access to an environment or benefits... |
| | Affirmative action (U.S. English), or positive discrimination (British English), is action affording, to groups considered by some to be victims of social discrimination, "preferential" or "equal" (depending on one's point of view) access to an environment or benefits, such as education, employment, health care or social welfare. |
| | Though affirmative action in the US is primarily associated with racial equality, the American civil rights movement originally intended it to correct the perceived history of oppression against all working-class and low-income people. |
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