What is the purpose of affirmative action programs?

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a. Incorrect. Affirmative action was not designed to apply reverse discrimination to punish formerly privileged groups. Reverse discrimination is the label used by those who believe quotas discriminate against the previously privileged white males to describe the preferential treatment received by minority groups and women under affirmative action. The goal is not to punish but to ensure equal opportunity and redress past discrimination.
b. Incorrect. Affirmative action was designed to ensure equal opportunities but not promotion.
c. Correct. Affirmative action is designed to make up for, or to undo, past discrimination.
d. Incorrect. Affirmative action is designed to make up for, or to undo, past discrimination and provide equal opportunities for minorities. It was not designed to increase the number of positive interactions between people of different races.

What Is the Purpose of Affirmative Action Programs