I. Utilitarianism
Hurt
Non-Minority Students--Affirmative action provides an advantage to some people because of the color of their skin.
Minority Students--Lowering admissions standards for certain minority groups brings about stereotypes that members of those groups are less intelligent because it implies that nobody from these groups is smart enough to get into college on his or her own merits. This sort of stereotyping perpetuates the inequalities that affirmative action seeks to eliminate.
Businesses--Possibilities that under qualified people may be put into positions despite their lack of knowledge (in effort to meet the unspoken "minority quota")
Help
Non-Minority and Minority Students--Students can learn a lot from one another, but only if the student body contains representatives of a wide range of backgrounds.
Minority Students--aids in encouraging minority students who are under represented in our institutes of higher learning to seek higher education.
Minority Students--Affords opportunity to qualified students who, due to circumstances beyond their control, do not have the ability to attend a specialized (expensive) college.
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