Discrimination can happen in the workplace as well. The company as a whole can have a discriminatory attitude toward a particular group of people based on different factors. For instance, women may be passed over for promotions because of their sex or those with disabilities may not be hired because of the stereotypes associated with them. Discrimination can stem from one living outside of another’s community and not fully understanding the lifestyle that they live. It can also stem from someone of the same background who chooses to deny their own background.
How the general public perceive people with mental health problems depends on their diagnosis 4. Stigma can be a barrier to seeking early treatment, cause relapse and hinder recovery 5. Future research should investigate the experiences of service users and their families to understand and measure the impact of stigma Stigma can pervade the lives of people with mental health problems in many different ways. According to Corrigan (2004), it “diminishes self-esteem and robs people of social opportunities”. This can include being denied opportunities such as employment or accommodation because of their illness.
Equality, Diversity and Rights Discriminatory practice in health and social care, P2&P3&M1 Discrimination bases on factors like culture, disabilities, age, social class, gender, sexuality, health status, family status, cognitive ability etc. It can be practiced in many ways including infringement of rights, covert or overt abuse of power, stereotyping, abuse, bullying, prejudice and labelling, basically anything that involves the giving of unfair treatment to people based on above factors and personal opinions. If a person is discriminated against it can cause a detrimental effect like low self-esteem, negative behaviour (criminality, depression or aggression), marginalisation and disempowerment etc. Prejudice refers to beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and attitudes that someone holds about a group or an individual. A prejudice is not based on experience; instead, it is a prejudgment, forming from outside of actual experience or knowledge.
There also negative attitudes that the society portrays that contribute to the stigmatization. This makes people to feel different from others, rejected, and excluded from the society. However, as part of the society victims should be embraced and supported all through the recovery time to avoid that feel of shame and embarrassment. Stigma is defined as a mark of social humiliation where people are labelled by their condition and separated from others, which can form a negative stereotype and prejudice for the person with depression disorder (WHO, 2011). Goffman (1968), did some research on stigma which he referred to as ‘spoiled identity’ and he developed some ideas about identities and how they are presented in social roles.
Another interesting consideration is sexual orientation stereotypes. These stereotypes happen when you have negative views on homosexuals, lesbians and transgender people. People who have these negative views are often known as homophobic. Stereotyping is wrong and hurts people. Interestingly enough, if the stereotype is correct in some cases, it can disrupt people’s lives with preconceived perceptions that can halt their success.
Discrimination is the denial of equal rights and opportunities to individuals and groups because of prejudice or for other arbitrary reasons where as stereotyping is an unreliable, exaggerated generalization about all members of a group the does not account for difference based upon individualisms. (Schaefer, 2012) * The way that discrimination and stereotyping or prejudice differ is that discrimination is the thought about an individual based on stereotypes and prejudices. You cannot develop discrimination without stereotypes or prejudice where you can develop stereotypes without discrimination. A prime example of prejudice or stereotyping is that all African-Americans are lazy or steal where as a discrimination is saying that you do not like Paul because he is African American. * What are the causes of discrimination?
Depression can lead to many different types of emotional and physical issues. Depression can affect a person’s normal activities of daily living (ADL) such as how the person eats, sleeps, self-perception and perception of others. The website for Mental Health America (2012) states that a common myth about depression is that it is “normal” for certain people to feel depressed—older people, teenagers, new mothers, women going through menopause, or those with a chronic illness. The truth is that depression is not a normal part of life for anyone regardless of age or life situation. Unfortunately, depression has often been misdiagnosed in the African American community.
According to Webster’s Dictionary (2011) disparity is defined as the lack of similarity or equality and the state of being different or dissimilar. There are many factors having disparity towards others within the criminal justice system that can include a person’s criminal history such as a drug dealer or sex offender and even a person’s social class. In criminal justice disparity means that there is a difference, but that that difference does not automatically mean discrimination (Walker, 2010). Disparity can affect any individual due to their sex, ethnic group, religion, and even their position in the workplace. A person could state that disparity is used because they differ from other individuals.
It is commonly recognised that racial discrimination can have a number of negative consequences. Of these, perhaps the most detrimental is the effect on long-term health. Ethnic minorities face discrimination simply because they are in the minority of the population and do not necessarily hold the same values, speak the same language, have the same skin colour, religion, culture, etc as the rest of the population. The social dominance theory (Sidanius, 1993) reveals the reasons of how the dominant population justify the oppression of minorities. The logic behind the social dominance theory is that if you are a member of the favoured group (majority of the population) and you see other groups (ethnic minority) being
Mental retardation means significantly dulled intellectual functioning paired with deficits in adaptive function such as self-care or occupational activities, appearing before age 18. People with disabilities are often seen as different from the collective society as a result of their impairments. They can be portrayed negatively as a nuisance to society, or they can be positively viewed as heroes overcoming their complications. I Am Sam shows both positive and negative constructs. Sam, and his friends, are aware of negative stigmatizations given to them as a result of their psychological disabilities.