247. What is Affirmative Action? And Why Did the Supreme Court End It? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

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Last week, the US Supreme Court decided to end affirmative action – a policy that has helped millions of people from underrepresented communities enter top universities and get better jobs. Let’s discuss what affirmative action is, why the supreme court ruled it unconstitutional, and what could happen next!

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Vocabulary

Race (n) - the idea that people can be divided into different groups based on physical characteristics that they are perceived to share such as skin colour, eye shape, etc.

Diversity (n) - the fact of many different types of things or people being included in something, a range of different things or people.

Discrimination (n) - treating a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of their race, gender, sexuality, etc.

To marginalise (v) - to treat someone or something as if they are not important.

Underrepresented (adj) - If a type of person or thing is underrepresented in a group or organization, there are not enough of them in it.

Preferential (adj) - used to say that something that someone is given is better than what other people receive.

Representation (n) - the fact of including different types of people, for example in films, politics, or sport, so that all different groups are represented.

A level playing field (idiom) - a situation in which everyone has the same chance of succeeding.

Extended Vocabulary List available

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