Question

What were affirmative action programs originally designed to encourage?

Answer 1

Diversity

Associated to the ethnic majority, minorities comparatively had low commercial power and a greater crime rate. This limited the minorities from cooking food, obtaining sufficient education, nourishment, and cultural skills to battle and succeeded in mainstream professions. Because of this, Affirmative action was formulated to provide ethnic minorities a greater probability of achievement.

Answer 2

"Diversity" is the one affirmative action programs among the choices given in the question that were originally designed to encourage. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the first option or option "A". I hope that this answer has come to your help.