Question

What is the meaning of protective discrimination? For 8 mark
With points

Answer 1

Answer:

Protective discrimination is the policy of granting special privileges to the downtrodden and the underprivileged sections of society, most commonly women. The need to discriminate positively in favour of the socially underprivileged was felt for the first time during the nationalist movement.

Answer 2

Protective discrimination is the policy of granting special privileges to the downtrodden and the underprivileged sections of society, most commonly women. ... The need to discriminate positively in favour of the socially underprivileged was felt for the first time during the nationalist movement.
To demand a compensation for the wrongs committed by their forefathers is unfair. The protective discrimination's violate the principle of fairness because they do not give consideration to merit and excellence.
Protective discrimination is one of various means to correct such imbalance in distribution of goods and services and does not violate the principle of fairness.