I started thinking about affirmative action, and I realized that I had never encountered the issue before, even though I have been educated about it. Coming from a rural, agricultural upbringing, there was no real ethnic diversity. Everyone in the town was predominately white, and few minorities were ever encountered. The minorities that were considered for jobs were usually not accepted because they were not as qualified as the white applicants. Many of the minorities did not speak English, a

This is a classic example of institutional discrimination, which as defined by Schaefer is "a denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals or groups resulting from the normal operations of a society." (Schaefer, pg. 505) Society today shows that women can participate in almost anything that a man can. But, the feedlot still operates on the past assumptions of society where women were suppressed. Therefore, a woman with the same qualifications as a man could apply for a position as a cowboy, or one that rides pens, works cattle, and/or doing anything that any other male employee could do, would probably not be hired. This is simply because she is female, which does not agree with the ideas of affirmative action.

This tradition is lingering from a time when a woman's place was inside, and in the kitchen taking care of the males, which were doing the manual

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