Describe Discriminatory Practices

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In this written report I will describe discriminatory practices, I will also describe the bases of discrimination in health and social care. Lastly I will also give examples of discrimination and how the bases of discrimination are affected. There are lots of different types of discriminatory practises that happen every day in a health and social care setting. These settings can be anything from: Hospital, day care centres, domiciliary care, nurseries and schools etc. Infringement of rights: Not respecting an individual’s rights and not letting them practice their culture. This can be anything from not letting the service user have time the to pray or not respecting their food beliefs, in some cultures, the service user might have to only eat halal meat or pork. But an infringement of rights of this would be: not letting the service user make their own choices when it comes to their food choices. This would be an example of infringement of rights. If this keeps continuing this could lead to the service user become upset and this could lead to them having low-self-esteem and confidence. Ultimately this could lead to affecting the service user’s health in the long run, for example: depression. The main bases of infringement of rights are: race/ethenity, gender, if the service user has any disabilities. These are the most often used bases for infringement of rights to happen from. Covert abuse of power: Covert abuse of power is classed as in-direct discrimination, since it is not as obvious as overt abuse, and means covert abuse is a lot more difficult to prove. Covert means that something is hidden. In this case, the abuse of power is hidden. It is not revealed to the general public. This is why covert abuse of power is hidden. Abuse of power is defined as a misuse of power, no matter the context. It can be in the home, or in the work place that the abuse of
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