It means treating people as individuals, with different skills and abilities, without making judgment based on stereotypes. It is based on fair equal, and courteous opportunities to all individuals, it should include the principle of treating people with fairness. It should also create a way of life where people of all backgrounds can feel appreciated and valued, and should be well established in health and social care services. The word diverse means “varied and different” so “diversity” is about more than equality. It is about valuing variety and individual differences and creating a culture, environment and practices which respect and value differences for the benefit of society, organisations and individuals.
Queen Margaret University welcomes diversity amongst its students, staff, applicants and visitors, recognising the particular contributions to the achievement of the institution's mission that can be made by individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. The institution is committed to ensuring that all of its activities are governed by principles of equality of opportunities. 2. This policy statement is underpinned by a range of equal opportunities policies and codes of practice for staff and students, including the institution's race equality policy, all of which are published on our equality website www.qmu.ac.uk/equal/committee.htm. Subject only to statutory provisions and necessary professional considerations, no students, staff, applicants or visitors
For many cultural and minority groups, they do not enjoy these luxuries. This can very well be the case for people who suffer from Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders (GIS). In many cases, mainstream society and the media has yet to fully accept the lifestyles and choices of these individuals. Rights and values to employment, job opportunities and health care benefits are not easily accessible due to discrimination and prejudice. The lack of accessibility of these resources for these individual shows how American society contradicts what they claim they value so much.
Promote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings SC2 Unit 10: 1.1 Diversity: The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. It includes knowing how to relate to those qualities and conditions that are different from our own and outside the groups which we belong to, but are present in other individuals or groups. Examples of the different characteristics are: age; culture; disability (mental, learning, physical); economic background; education; ethnicity; gender identity; language spoken; marital/partner status; physical appearance; race; religious beliefs; sexual orientation. Diversity is a commitment to recognising and appreciating the variety of characteristics that make individuals unique in a way that promotes and celebrates both individual and collective achievement. By valuing the variety and individual differences we can create a culture, environment and practises that respect and celebrate these for the benefit of society, organisations and individual.
Why is diversity valued? Diversity is a term used when describing an individual or group of persons that are different or composed of different elements . This term is mainly used toward groups varying in culture and or race. Diversity is a valued component due to the various qualities, depths of knowledge and experiences offered from it. When valuing our diversity this can help and lead the growth in ourselves as well as our surrounding society.
Why is diversity valued? Diversity can be described as the qualities and unique traits that vary from person to person, or from one group to the next, that make us different. Diversity is valued because there is a great deal of knowledge to be gained from one culture to the next because of the different ways in which we see the world, and the different approaches we take in solving our problems. (Racial and Ethnic Groups, 2011) 2. What is ethnocentrism?
Task 1 Explain briefly what is meant by the terms equality, diversity and inclusion. Write your answers in the boxes below: |Diversity |People with a wide range of characteristics and backgrounds | |Equality |People to be treated with equal concerns | |Inclusion |Treat people equally no matter what their background, culture, disabilities or additional needs are. | Task 2 Each of the scenarios below involves some kind of discrimination. What do you think will be the consequences of the discrimination if nothing is done to challenge it? Fill in the table below.
Explain what is meant by diversity Diversity literally means difference. Diversity recognizes that though people have things in common with each other, they are also different and unique in many ways. Diversity is about recognizing and valuing those differences. Diversity therefore consists of visible and non-visible factors, which include personal characteristics such as background, culture, personality and work-style in addition to the characteristics that are protected under discrimination legislation in terms of race, disability, gender, religion and belief, sexual orientation and age. By recognising and understanding our individual differences and embracing them, and moving beyond simple tolerance, we can create a productive environment in which everybody feels valued.
Barriers in Diversity Brandon Farley HCA230 September 29, 2010 Nicole Franklin Barriers in Diversity Nationality can have a potential barrier in health communication if the patient does not like the caregiver because of his or her nationality. I had a caregiver that I was not able to understand because of a language barrier. So the next time I had a caregiver who reminded me of this caregiver because they were of the same nationality I allowed a barrier to influence me because of one bad experience. Lifestyle is another barrier that can interfere with the care a patient or client may receive because the caregiver might allow personal feelings get in the way of the professional side. An example I can give is, I had gone to a caregiver in regards to my daughter, while the caregiver was asking me some questions about my personal history, some that may have had an effect on my daughters issues, the caregiver gave an expression that showed how she felt about the question on a personal note.
No doubt people will need to learn how to interact in a diverse environment. With that in mind I am going to talk about several things that diversity effects heavily. Diversity affects employment, neighborhoods and schools, In the United States "diversity" is a code word for inclusiveness. The word diversity means making opportunity available regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, and various other social categories. We as a society have tended to choose white males for the best opportunities in the workplace and beyond.