Unit 2- Equality & Diversity Task 1

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Unit 2- Equality, Diversity & Rights In H&S Care Heidi Williams Yasmine Wint Equality, Diversity & Rights Introduction In this report I am going to explain the concepts of equality, diversity and rights in relation to health and social care, I will then describe discriminatory practice in health and social care, I will then assess the effects using 3 different discriminatory practices in health and social care settings then finally I will describe potential effects of discriminatory practice for people who use health and social care services. Diversity means being able to recognise that every single person is different in one way or another. It is important that we are able to value everyone’s differences and appreciate everyone’s views while living in a diverse society. The benefits of living in a diverse society is appreciating different cultures, different languages and being able to appreciate different variety of food which is an excellent way as there are many foods that originate in different countries. Such as Chinese, Indian, Thai, Vietnamese, Jamaican, Italian, Mexican, Japanese and many more. Social cohesion is commonly described as a bond, or "glue," that holds a society of people together, through their values, beliefs, and behaviours demonstrated by a large group of people within the community, particularly when working towards something that will benefit the society as a whole. In a cohesive society, people are able to see themselves as a part of a greater whole, and to act in a way that keep the values that are accepted in their society even if they don't personally agree. The equality act is a law that protects people from being discriminated in the workplace and in society. This act has replaced previous discrimination laws it is set out in a variety of ways in which it is unlawful to treat someone. There are 9
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