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NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Equality and Diversity
Unit 1: Exploring Equality and Diversity

Assessment

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Name: Omar Sokhna

1. What is meant by diversity?

Diversity is a commitment to recognizing and appreciating the variety of characteristics that make individuals unique in an atmosphere that promotes and celebrates individual and collective achievement.

Examples of these characteristics are: age; cognitive style; culture; disability (mental, learning, physical); economic background; education; ethnicity; gender identity; geographic background; language(s) spoken; marital/partnered status; physical appearance; political affiliation; race; religious beliefs; sexual orientation.

2. Describe the community you live in. Highlight some of the variations you may observe in terms of:

• Interests • Beliefs • Ages • Lifestyles • Personal, social and cultural identities. ▪ The community that I live in have a high percentage of cultural identities i.e. Polish, British, Asian and Africans. We are all of mixed ages due to the fact that Neasden was known as a different beliefs resort which brought in all the older generation with different beliefs such as Christians, Muslim and others to which stayed in the area. Christians believe in Jesus (chrismas, God the father, God the Son - Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit). Muslims believe that there is only one God called Allah, The Qur’an and Mohamed is the messenger of Allah etc. Muslims also believe that the women should wear hijaab and cover themselves properly. In my community work brings in a lot of people due to the power station and the industrial estates also the work of other professions i.e. care services businesses ect.

3. Explain how the variations in question 2 contribute to the diversity of the community.

4. Give some examples to explain how diversity: • Enhances your life • Enhances the local community • Enhances this country.

5. Describe what it means to respect people’s differences and why it is important to respect differences.

6. For a person you know, describe the individual factors that make him / her who they are.

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7. Describe yourself in terms of: • Personal interests • Religion / culture • Geography.

8. What is meant by having multiple identities? Give three examples in relation to people you know.

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9. What is meant by shared identity?

10. Explain and give examples of how an individual can identify themselves as belonging to a number of different groups.

11. Describe yourself in terms of your multiple identities.

12. What is meant by stereotyping and labelling?

13. Explain why some people stereotype others.

14. Provide two examples of the damaging effects that stereotyping and labelling can have on people.

15. Provide at least two examples of the way stereotyping is perpetuated in society.

16. Define prejudice and discrimination.

17. Explain how people may develop prejudices.

18. Describe the following types of discrimination.

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19. What is meant by the term protected characteristics?

20. What is the difference between direct and indirect discrimination? Give two examples to illustrate your point.

21. Describe the effects that discrimination and prejudice can have on people.

22. Describe what equal opportunities means in relation to: • Education • Housing • Healthcare • Employment.

23. Outline the inequality problems that persist in terms of pay for men and women.

24. Identify and briefly describe two other signs of inequality.

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