Health and Social Care: Unit 2 Task 1

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Equality, Diversity & Rights The purpose of this report is to establish whether a health and social care setting knows the service users as individuals within that setting and how they support them in regards to equality, diversity and rights. ‘ Equality. Noun: the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities. ‘ (http://www.google.co.uk/#q=define+equality ) Equality is about ‘creating a fairer society, where everyone can participate and has the opportunity to fulfil their potential’. ( http://www.faculty.londondeanery.ac.uk/e-learning/diversity-equal-opportunities-and-human-rights/what-is-equality-and-diversity ) Diversity The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique, and recognizing our individual differences. These can be along the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies. It is the exploration of these differences in a safe, positive, and nurturing environment. It is about understanding each other and moving beyond simple tolerance to embracing and celebrating the rich dimensions of diversity contained within each individual. http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~asuomca/diversityinit/definition.html diversity noun: diversity the state of being diverse. "there was considerable diversity in the style of the reports" a range of different things. plural noun: diversities "newspapers were obliged to allow a diversity of views to be printed" http://www.google.co.uk/#q=definition+of+diversity My definition of diversity means the recognition of differences between different people divided into different groups or categories; economics, social and cultural. The type of legislation that supports diversity is the same of
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