Currently, gender and racial diversity are the norms for society, which provides a need for the development of new goals of affirmative action. The policies associated with these initiatives are aimed at expanding the access of minority groups and women to equal social rights and opportunities. However, over time, the position and significance of representatives of various groups in society are changing, which is especially important in the context of expanding individual freedoms (Mills, 1959). Policies of affirmative action must now conform to the new vision of diversity as a social and political norm.
Society consists of many diverse groups, the interaction of which ensures its stability. However, affirmative action is aimed at providing access to social institutions and opportunities for members of minorities. At the same time, often ethnic groups in the United States do not have equal political rights, which was especially true in the past (AJ+, 2017). However, the significance of these groups in the history of the development of particular regions and the state as a whole is extremely high. The new vision of diversity should aim to take into account the interests of all, both majority and minority groups, within the framework of political activity.
In particular, affirmative action should focus not on improving the social conditions for minorities but on their participation in the development and transformation of society everywhere. At the moment, various groups are so integrated into the social context that it is important for them to have their own political voice (AJ+, 2017). The main goal of modern policies should be the direct promotion of this voice and its alignment with the overall course of social development. This goal is of vital importance, as it allows for the long-term development and gradual transformation of a society based on diversity.
References
AJ+. (2017). The untold story of America’s Southern Chinese [Chinese food: An all-American cuisine, Pt. 2]. YouTube. Web.
Mills, C. W. (1959). The sociological imagination. Web.