Affirmative Action is a Bad ActionThe United States of America has long been a country divided by race. Hatred has pervaded its existence since its conception, and today's society is now forced to confront these issues. Minorities suffered at the hands of the white male majority for centuries as the social activities of the old war were transferred to the new colonies, only to ferment and continue to affect the lives of all who lived within of its borders. There is no doubt that this persistent discrimination is a problem; however, the question arises how to deal with it. Laws were passed to remedy the situation, but they proved ineffective. Affirmative action has caused problems without achieving its goal. The disadvantage of positive action is that it is bad action; American society has problems, including an underlying strain of hatred, but they cannot be solved by government laws; they will be corrected when society changes the way it views its members. Affirmative action was implemented with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Eastland 22). The goals of affirmative action are noble to say the least; in theory, they would serve to end the discriminatory practices so prevalent in American society. The goals were to repair or reverse the effects of past discrimination, move toward diversity in the private and public sectors, encourage representation in the labor market, and increase the economic levels of women and men. minorities (Doverspike 3). the goals of affirmative action are what we need for this country. American society must change the way it views and treats its citizens. The methods used by affirmative action, however, are not conducive to...... middle of article ......l Perspective. Vancouver: The Fraser Institute, 1982. Doverspike, Dennis, Mary Anne Taylor, and Winfried Arthur, Jr. Affirmative Action: A Psychological Perspective. Huntington: Nova Science Publishers, Inc, 2000. Eastland, Terry. Ending Affirmative Action: The Case for Colorblind Justice. New York: Harper Collins, 1996. Puddington, Arch. “Affirmative Actino should be eliminated.” Positive action. Ed. Bruno Léone. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, Inc., 1996. 70-83. Rosenfeld, Michel. Affirmative Action and Justice: A Philosophical and Constitutional Inquiry. New Haven: Yale. 1991. Skrentny, John David. The ironies of affirmative action: politics, culture, and justice in America. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. Urofsky, Melvin I. Affirmative action at trial: sex discrimination in Johnson v. Santa. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1997.