“…Others have focused on aspects related to comparisons between the performance of affirmative and non-affirmative action students (BEZERRA, 2011;CAVALCANTI, 2015;MATTOS;MACEDO;MATTOS, 2013;PINHEIRO, 2014;QUEIROZ;SANTOS, 2010), academic, social and racial experiences of affirmative action students who entered courses (BROSTOLIN; CRUZ, 2010;CARVALHO, 2010;DAL'BÓ, 2011;WELLER;SILVEIRA, 2008), questions linked to stereotyping, social representation and coexistence between students, and questions concerning society's opinions on the use of those policies (CICALO, 2012;GUARNIERI;MELO-SILVA, 2010;LIMA;NEVES;SILVA, 2014;MENIN et al, 2008;SILVA;SILVA, 2012). However, diverging opinions about affirmative actions still circulate in universities, among faculty, managers and students, particularly in STEM courses.…”