Equality is having the same rights and opportunities as anyone else. Our founding father, Thomas Jefferson believed that all men were born with the same rights, regardless of their sex, gender, and race. He believed in freedom for slaves and women because back then those groups of people were oppressed. Although Jefferson was a slaveholder, when he drafted the Declaration of Independence he called slavery a crime. Women in history were taught to always be obedient to males and that is is their duty to clean and cook. Slaves were known to be lesser than a white male and because of that, they have no rights other than to serve their master. The mentally ill were ignored by society and they were locked up or in harsh conditions. The treatment of the mentally ill, slaves, and women were considered unequal and had their rights taken away.
In the 19th century, the distressed and disabled were isolated and put into institutions. This was because people thought they were crazy and did not want them to live in their society so they locked them away. The institutions were not kept up to date and no one cared for the patients because they were usually in poor conditions. Parents, husbands or relative that could not afford proper care from a doctor usually sent them into an institution, while the patients inside were denied their right and not allowed to be released. Mental Illnesses were seen as a bother and the common people did not know what to do back then so this was their only
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.
Explain models of practice that underpin equality, diversity and inclusion in own area of responsibility.
Equality involves the perceived idea that everyone is created equal. Although this is a concept that is all over America, it is more ideal rather than a reality. Equality is the idea that individuals are treated the same, regardless of their race, gender, or religion. Since the founding of
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 means to treat everyone the same. Everyone should have equal opportunities and access to resources and services regardless of their individual needs or differences. For example equal access to a building for wheelchair users.
Equality is the term for treating people fairly and offering the same chances, it’s not all about treating everyone in the same way, but recognising everyone is different, and they all have very different needs, but making sure they are met.
During the 1800s, treating individuals with psychological issues was a problematic and disturbing issue. Society didn’t understand mental illness very well, so the mentally ill individuals were sent to asylums primarily to get them off the streets. Patients in asylums were usually subjected to conditions that today we would consider horrific and inhumane due to the lack of knowledge on mental illnesses.
What is equality? Well, equality is the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities. Equality is a great feature of the United States but sometimes it's overlooked and forgotten. In Harrison Bergeron, they tried to make everyone 100% equal but it simply didn't work.True equality is defined differently in both Harrison Bergeron and The Declaration.
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
Although the 19th century expansion of asylums in Europe and The United States was a movement initially based on moral principles, it led to significant negative implications for individuals, who were institutionalized as asylums became overcrowded, lacking hygiene, neglectful of patients and an overall place for poor living conditions (Wright, 1997). The rise in in-patient population in the early 19th century and patients’ inabilities to reintegrate into the community as a result of institutionalization have often been explained in terms of the mental health system and developments in psychology at the time. Sociologists on the other hand, have argued that these institutions have caused people to remain institutionalized. A compelling
The mentally ill were cared for at home by their families until the state recognized that it was a problem that was not going to go away. In response, the state built asylums. These asylums were horrendous; people were chained in basements and treated with cruelty. Though it was the asylums that were to blame for the inhumane treatment of the patients, it was perceived that the mentally ill were untamed crazy beasts that needed to be isolated and dealt with accordingly. In the opinion of the average citizen, the mentally ill only had themselves to blame (Surgeon General’s Report on Mental Health, 1999). Unfortunately, that view has haunted society and left a lasting impression on the minds of Americans. In the era of "moral treatment", that view was repetitively attempted to be altered. Asylums became "mental hospitals" in hope of driving away the stigma yet nothing really changed. They still were built for the untreatable chronic patients and due to the extensive stay and seemingly failed treatments of many of the patients, the rest of the society believed that once you went away, you were gone for good. Then the era of "mental hygiene" began late in the nineteenth century. This combined new concepts of public health, scientific medicine, and social awareness. Yet despite these advancements, another change had to be made. The era was called "community mental health" and
During the mid-1800’s the mentally ill were either homeless or locked in a cell under deplorable conditions. Introduction of asylums was a way to get the mentally ill better care and better- living conditions. Over a period of years, the admissions grew, but staff to take care of their needs did not. Asylums became overcrowded and treatments that were thought to cure, were basically medieval and unethical
Have you ever thought about how the world can be equal? If everyone were truly equal, the world would have to be very different. Laws and government would need to make sure that no one were unique. The government would also have to be able to keep people from breaking the laws so they would not break the rules and to not go against the government. Milton Friedman said, “A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both.” If you put equality before freedom then the outcome will be bad for the people because it takes away their freedom to speak out on what they feel or on what they want to do.I feel like freedom should be more valued than equality.If society ever have more equality but no freedom than society would have trouble speaking out on what they believe in they would just have to deal with whatever the government said for them to do.
The United States stands as a country that represents freedom, justice, and rights given to the people. Recently, the President of the United States has heavily criticized privately owned organizations such as the NFL, for standing up for unity, solidarity, and equality. Trump had gone out of his way to publicly shame players for not standing during the National Anthem prior to their games. This National Football League has no connection with any presidential authority which ultimately gives President Trump no say in how this matter is handled. Many players are using their fame and platform to be the voice of many people in the country who share the same opinion and demand change. Our country should stand as a free and equal place for anyone despite race, color, or gender and the NFL is using their power to ensure that changes are made to unify our country.
Indian government has majorly taken a comprehensive view of equality, with formal equality principles selectively applied in certain cases. In line with this comprehensive/substantive emphasis, the focus of the government’s efforts has been to compensate for and remedy existing social hierarchies.The Indian Constitution contains both formal and substantive equality provisions, suggesting recognition on the part of the founders that uniformly applied formal equality would perpetuate the existing structural inequalities. Substantive equality recognizes the existence of social classifications, and seeks to target those social structures that contribute to the subordination of historically disadvantaged groups. Formal equality, in contrast, overlooks social classifications and attempts to ensure neutral application of laws and policies and non-discrimination among individuals. While substantive equality, with its recognition of real social differences between groups, embraces affirmative action in favor of disadvantaged groups as being in itself an essential part of equality, formal equality views positive action as an exception to equality to be avoided if at all possible.