What Is Meant by the Term Equality
Project one
What is meant by the term equality?
Equality can mean different things to different people; some people believe that equality means treating everyone the same. However you can not treat everyone as equal due to the fact that everyone has different backgrounds, life experiences, skills and knowledge. So no two people can really ever be the same. Individuality can be a positive attribute in all aspects of life. Equality can be more accurately described as when people are given equal opportunities giving them access to the same rights, choices and resources no matter of their gender, race, age, sexual orientation, religious belief or cultural differences.
What is meant by the term discrimination?
Discrimination is often seen as a negative attribute when actually it can be a positive. Being able to identify the difference for example when the milk has gone off is seen as positive discrimination. It is only when there is a degrading comment attached against a person, group, or race that it turns into negative discrimination. This often happens when there is seen to be one stronger person, group, or race within a culture that identifies a differences between them. Discriminations can be more than just degrading comments. If it is of a cultural pattern it can stop people being given the same rights, choices, and opportunities. Discrimination can happen simply because of which area you live in, age, religious belief, sexual orientation or just because of which football team you support.
Explain why Neil Thompson thinks that discrimination and oppression are closely linked.
Neil Thompson states that “discrimination is a major contributory factor in relation to oppression. That is, a fundamental source of oppression is set of processes by which certain social groups are discriminated against and thereby disadvantaged.” (2003:11)
I think Neil Thompson in this statement explains why discrimination and oppression are linked. When one group or
What is meant by the term equality?
Equality can mean different things to different people; some people believe that equality means treating everyone the same. However you can not treat everyone as equal due to the fact that everyone has different backgrounds, life experiences, skills and knowledge. So no two people can really ever be the same. Individuality can be a positive attribute in all aspects of life. Equality can be more accurately described as when people are given equal opportunities giving them access to the same rights, choices and resources no matter of their gender, race, age, sexual orientation, religious belief or cultural differences.
What is meant by the term discrimination?
Discrimination is often seen as a negative attribute when actually it can be a positive. Being able to identify the difference for example when the milk has gone off is seen as positive discrimination. It is only when there is a degrading comment attached against a person, group, or race that it turns into negative discrimination. This often happens when there is seen to be one stronger person, group, or race within a culture that identifies a differences between them. Discriminations can be more than just degrading comments. If it is of a cultural pattern it can stop people being given the same rights, choices, and opportunities. Discrimination can happen simply because of which area you live in, age, religious belief, sexual orientation or just because of which football team you support.
Explain why Neil Thompson thinks that discrimination and oppression are closely linked.
Neil Thompson states that “discrimination is a major contributory factor in relation to oppression. That is, a fundamental source of oppression is set of processes by which certain social groups are discriminated against and thereby disadvantaged.” (2003:11)
I think Neil Thompson in this statement explains why discrimination and oppression are linked. When one group or