| or else it would be racial discrimination. But then, in 1979, the United Steelworkers v. Weber case, the statement was made to the nation that the term discrimination could apply to whites as well. Racial integration was not supposed to create discrimination against whites.
The influence of these rulings and the government's establishment of such groups as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission established the acts on non-discrimnatory practices against minorities constitutional. A preferrence, therefore, could be given to minorities trying to enter universities as long as this didn't cause the exclusion of whites. The view that this is casusing even greater inequalities in the workplace is widespread, but just as widespread is the feeling that the government does have to be responsible for balancing out the opportunities offered in the work environment.
The study discussed in the already mentioned article, "Reactions to Perceived Sex Discrimination" (1), looks at the actual perceived notions of individuals rather than the statistics that may or may not support discrimination. It is argued in this study, that the perception of being discriminated against is alone enough to cause harm to the minorities involved and may have to do with the lack of |