Effects Of Discrimination In Health And Social Care

Equality- being equal, especially in rights, status or opportunities. All individuals should be treated equally and there are laws in place to ensure that this happens. In accordance with the law, organisations have quality policies to ensure that everyone is treated equally.

Equality is the concept of treating people fairly but holistically according to their needs. The martial arts club shows equality by reassuring Patrick Green that he will still be treated with the same courtesy if he is HIV positive. There is also a legal document called the Equality Act (2010), which promotes equality by covering 9 protected characteristics such as sexual orientation, disability and age.

What is discrimination you ask well it is the treatment or consideration of, or making

Disability- many people suffer from discrimination when they have a disability. This is because they are different from others and can not physically do the things others can. This leaves them left out, not been able to socialize and feeling upset. For example if there was a man in a wheel chair in an office with his work colleges and everyone ignored him because he was different this would be discrimination.

* Equality means treating people in a way that is appropriate for their needs. For example, an individual not able to mobilise efficiently but has been told they can’t use the lift they have to use the stairs like everyone else. This is not a great way to cater to the

Diversity can be defined as ‘the state of being diverse’. Diversity literally means difference. Diversity recognises that though people have things in common with each other, they are also different and unique in many ways. Diversity is about recognising

Discrimination is when someone has a bias opinion on a specific crowd of people due to their race, sex, religion, or order of rank. This basically goes hand in hand with the phrase judging a book by its cover meaning the person with the negative opinion will not give the other individual a fair chance for the reason being they are being stereotypical and not thinking of the other person’s talent, or character. A modern day example of discrimination would be if a male employer were to compensate a female employee a lower pay due to her gender. At some time in everyone’s life due to today society, we have all been victimized by discrimination. Whether it may be a dirty look from a random person, or the way you dress, talk, and even look.

There are lots of potential effects related to discrimination. It includes things like disempowerment, low self-esteem and self-identity and also marginalisation. I am now going to explain these effects and connect them with a case study.

Equality is to treat all as individuals; to respect race, disability, age, gender, religion, beliefs, culture and sexual orientation. For all to be open to opportunities, to be treated fairly and respectfully, have rights and equal status in society and for all to reach their full potential.

Equality – Equality is about creating a fairer society, where everyone can participate and has the

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 someone else by the way they dress or the way they speak or it can be the people are discriminated (out casted/left out) because they choose to be different or have a disability or different colour of skin or even religion. Discrimination is unfair treatment of a person action based on prejudice.

Equality- means treating people in a way which is appropriate for their needs.make sure they have fair treatment and access to opportunities even if they

Equality- can be described as breaking down barriers, eliminating discrimination and ensuring equal opportunity and

Equality is to treat all as individuals; to respect race, disability, age, gender, religion, beliefs ,culture and sexual orientation. For all to be open to opportunities, to be treated fairly and respectfully, have rights and equal status in society and for all to reach their full potential. Diversity is to value that we are all unique and yet similar. We have different needs, interests, learning styles, language and personality etc.

In addition, “discrimination may affect the body through its association with physical health. Perceptions of discrimination