Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Arguing Affirmative Action
Episode 9 - Should we compensate for historical injustices such as slavery and segregation? When a university's stated mission is to increase diversity, is it a violation of rights to deny a white person admission? Students discuss the issue of affirmative action and college admissions.
Harvard University professor and author Michael Sandel invites viewers to think critically about the fundamental questions of justice, equality, democracy, and citizenship. Tonight:
Primary Title
- Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do?
Episode Title
- Arguing Affirmative Action
Date Broadcast
- Monday 2 May 2011
Start Time
- 21 : 10
Finish Time
- 22 : 00
Duration
- 50:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 9
Channel
- TVNZ 7
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- Harvard University professor and author Michael Sandel invites viewers to think critically about the fundamental questions of justice, equality, democracy, and citizenship. Tonight:
Episode Description
- Episode 9 - Should we compensate for historical injustices such as slavery and segregation? When a university's stated mission is to increase diversity, is it a violation of rights to deny a white person admission? Students discuss the issue of affirmative action and college admissions.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Justice (Philosophy)
- Values
- Ethics
Genres
- Documentary
Hosts
- Michael Sandel (Presenter)
Contributors
- Loen Kelley (Producer)
- Brigid Sullivan (Executive Producer)
- David Paterson (Producer)
- WGBH-TV (Production Unit)
- Harvard University (Production Unit)
- American Public Television (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Justice (Philosophy)
- Values
- Ethics