Unit 2 - P2

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Unit 2 – P2 Disabilities can be seen in health and social care when the workers are bullying and abusing the patients just because they don’t quite understand what they are saying of if they get confused, this isn’t acceptable as it isn’t their fault they have a problem which they are born with. The health and social workers must learn to accept this and help them be as comfortable in this environment as possible. Ageism can be apparent in the health and social care environment and this can cause infringement of rights as the elderly people might not know what they are entitled to and this may cause confusion and sadness if they are getting victimized for being elderly. Social class may cause prejudice in the health and social care setting as they may have better things than the workers which may cause jealously and not giving them the correct level of care which they may have paid for or been promised, this can happen because the workers may feel belittled although the patient shouldn’t have to deal with the consequences. Gender infringement of rights Sexuality and culture differences in the health and social care setting could lead to stereotyping which would cause the patient to feel worthless and diminished just because of their choices in life which isn’t acceptable as the health and social care workers should be open minded and not judge people based on their choices and if they do they shouldn’t be working with people of all backgrounds. Cognitive ability in the health and social care environment will be varied due to the place where the patients or children are, abuse of power can be a problem as the works may think that just because they don’t understand as well as others they can make them feel worthless and make them do things they wouldn’t usually do just because they don’t understand. Health and family status can cause labeling in the
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