Which of the following best describes upton sinclair, ida tarbell, and frank norris's impact on journalism? a. they were among the first to publicize immoral, corrupt practices of large industries. b. they pointed out how racial discrimination still plagued america, even after the civil war. c. they spurred the supreme court to break up the standard oil trust. d. they discouraged readers from taking action against corruption.

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts