It could be done against those who are different in respect to their age, sex, nationality, ethnic background, religion, ability, financial status and size. 1.2 –Describe the potential effects of discrimination? Discrimination on the grounds of age, gender, race, sexuality or ability can damage a person’s self esteem, and reduce their ability to develop and maintain a sense of identity. When people are affected by discrimination they experience anger, humiliation, frustration and a feeling of hopelessness. They are made to feel worthless and of less value than other.
There are four types of discrimination, the first is individual discrimination. Individual discrimination is the behaviour of one person to another or a group of people, the next is institutional discrimination; this is when discrimination is built into the way the institution is run. Next is overt discrimination, this is when an individual or institution knowingly treats someone unfairly on the bias of race, gender, etc. The last is covert discrimination, this discrimination in subtle, for example applying criteria that people will be unable to meet, this type can be intentional or unintentional. Discrimination can be seen in practise with stereotyping, labelling, disempowering, abusing, bullying, abuse of power, infringements of rights and over-riding individual’s rights.
Discriminatory practice in health and social care. Discrimination has many meaning and many different ways people can discriminate against others. Discriminations can be as simple as a person making a judgment against a service user by the way they dress or the way they speak or it can be service users that are discriminated (out casted/left out) because they choose to be different, have a disability or different colour of skin or even religion. Discrimination is unfair treatment of a person action based on prejudice. There are many forms of possible discriminatory practice in Health & Social Care, for example: • Labelling or stereotyping people e.g.
This assignment I will outline the concept of an unequal society, in addition I will include prejudice, stereotype, labelling and discrimination. In today’s society a population of individuals are treated unequally or is an individual contributing to unfair treatment, in which they are treating them differently due to their race, gender, social class, sexuality or beliefs. In addition In the UK there is a major gap between the rich and the poor, society is divided and the rich share together and leave the poor with little stash left over. Also social inequality is also identified as when opportunities, different social position or rewards are unequal. Prejudice is when an individual is judged by aspects which do not relate to them at all.
| Discrimination | This is where someone is treated less favourable on the basis of their age, gender and race etc. | An example of discrimination could be along the lines of a racial remark or making a distinction about someone due to a certain group setting. | Aii For each of the following people/groups of people describe two different possible effects of discrimination An individual A potential effect on someone who has been discriminated could be depression another potential effect could be social exclusion. This person may choose to isolate themselves from social company enabling them to avoid situations where they could be discriminated against. Their families The individual’s family may feel angry that there family member is being discriminated against and possibly feel helpless if they are unable to do anything to
* Inclusion – equal opportunities for everyone whatever their age, gender, ethnicity, to be included. 1.2 Describe the potential effects of discrimination. By discriminate against someone because of their gender, race, and ethnicity, their nationality, religion and age, disability, sexuality, race, culture and personal features. This can affect others physically in which they could show signs of poor health; they could also initiate physical harm to themselves etc. Emotionally could start believing in what they are being told and be emotionally harmed.
It is important to respect these differences in people to make them feel valued as human beings, free from potential abuse. Therefore it is vital to include every staff member equally in decisions and activities where necessary. Without inclusion a person may begin to feel isolated and bullied, leading to possible depression or abuse. For this reason (as well as others), I make sure the entire staff team are able to attend staff meetings and are included in decisions where appropriate. When interviewing applicants for a vacancy in our team it is not necessary for them to have experience or qualifications in the job, just that they are able to carry out the day to day tasks and activities with the service users.
* Discrimination Is the unequal treatment of individuals, usually on the basis of gender, race, age, religion or disability. * Stereotyping Is when you categorise someone for example a male works in a hairdresser so he is gay. * Prejudice Pre-judging something or someone before knowing the facts or the person. Q2. Explain how discrimination can affect individuals There are many way discrimination can have an effect on individuals.
M1: Assess the effects on those using the service of THREE different discriminatory practices in health and social care. Marginalisation: treat a person or group as insignificant Marginalisation: GP Surgery An individual using this service may feel that their GP is treating them unfairly because of their sexual orientation. This could have many negative impacts on the individual, such as: feeling upset, angry, worthless, lowered self-esteem, they could feel as though they are losing their self-identity. All of the above could create a barrier for the individual to visit the GP because of the discrimination they are facing. They won’t be able to share their problems with their GP because the GP doesn’t consider the individual as important.
Discrimination- unlawful discrimination occurs when a person is harassed or treated arbitrarily or different because of their membership in a “protected class”. A protected class is a group of two people who share common characteristics and are protected from discrimination and harassment by the law. Prejudice refers to negative judgments and/or views about a group formed without knowledge, though, or reason. A stereotype is a (often negative) generalization about a group based upon samples that do not represent the group, in which the generalization becomes so well-known it becomes a “conventional image” for the group in question., often accepted as the truth by the illogical bunch. Stereotypes could be a form of prejudice if they are negative generalizations.