RJA #13a: Field Research Report

For my field research I did a survey. In this survey I gave a brief description of what affirmative action was and asked the students to circle if they were either female or male, and to identify their race. I then asked two questions which were as follows:
1. Do you support affirmative action programs?
Yes
No

2. Do you believe affirmative action programs create reverse discrimination?
Yes
No


Total participants= 19

Total Females= 8

Of those females: 2 Hispanic
1 Black/White
1 Asian
4 White

50% of females were in favor of affirmative action and do not consider
affirmative action to be reverse discrimination, while the other 50% of females
do not support affirmative action and consider it reverse discrimination.


Total Males=11

Of those males= 1 Hispanic
1 Asian
9 White

72.72 % of males were in favor of affirmative action and do not consider
affirmative action to be reverse discrimination, while 36.36% percent of males
do not support affirmative action and consider it reverse discrimination.


Overall: 63.15% of the class supports affirmative action and do not consider it
to be reverse discrimination, while 36.84 % of the class do not support
affirmative action and consider it reverse discrimination.


Conclusion: I was overall suprised on the outcome of my survey and did not consider
that almost all of the white males that were surveyed were proponents
of affirmative action. It total I did see the outcome of having at
least half of the class divided on this issue, because even if we like
it or not affirmative action effects the majority and miniorty pop.