UNIT 053- PROMOTE EQUALITY AND INCLUSION IN HEALTH‚ SOCIAL OR CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S SETTINGS 1.1 Diversity- Two definitions of Diversity are: Diversity- acknowledgement of and respect for their individuality. Diversity- celebrating differences and valuing everyone. By respecting visible and invisible differences everyone can feel valued for their contribution‚ beneficial for both the individual and the setting. Equality- Two definitions of Equality are: Equality- equal opportunities
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In the year 2015‚ there is a fight for equality across the world. For hundreds of years women have been in the race to gain equality. It is true women have gained the right to vote and work‚ but this does not mean the female population are truly equal. Although feminism is considered a non-issue in 2015‚ it is needed now more than ever. Although‚ women now have the right to work and be able to make the decision to make money for their family‚ there is still inequality. For example‚ women in the
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Our society is made up of a wide range of characteristics and backgrounds. There are differences within our society such as gender‚ ethnic origin‚ culture‚ social and religious backgrounds and disability‚ age‚ sexuality and appearance. - Equality Equality is ensuring individuals or groups of individuals are treated fairly and equally and no less favourably‚ specific to their needs‚ including areas of race‚ gender‚ disability‚ religion or belief‚ sexual orientation and age. Promoting equality should
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UK & EU Legislation The Equality Act 2010 The Equality Act came into force in October 2010 and was set up in order to legally protect people from discrimination in the workplace and outer society. The Equality Act replaced all of the anti-discrimination laws such as Sex Discrimination Act 1975‚ Equal Pay Act 1970‚ Race Relations Act 1976 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 with one law covering them all. The Act protects employees from being discriminated against in the work place and mainly
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(P1)- Explain the concepts of equality‚ diversity and rights in relation to health and social care. In this essay for P1 I will be explaining the theories of equality‚ diversity and rights within the health and social care sector. I’ll give examples of the different health sectors and a few examples of what people are discriminated against and how the discriminating practise is valued how it affects the workplace. Working in health and social care sector it is important that every individual
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The Danger and Pointlessness of Total Equality In the story "Harrison Bergeron"‚ author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. described a sort of dystopia where everyone is "equal". There was a government that made it it’s duty to force equality upon every citizen in the form of handicaps. There were handicaps that were instilled upon a person if they were more beautiful‚ strong‚ intelligent‚ and talented than the "average" individual. These hinderences were dangerous‚ torturous‚ and discouraged any type of possible
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This essay talks about the story anthem and how equality went from doing whatever his leaders wanted to doing what he wanted and ignoring his leaders. Equality would listen to his leaders and work all day for many years but after he finds the tunnel he starts sneaking out and quits listening to them. Equality starts to find out that his society’s rules and knowledge is wrong and that they don’t know everything. Equality has become very critical of the leaders of his community after they decided to
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Explain the concept of equality‚ diversity and rights in relation to health and social care. What are Rights? Rights are freedoms that everybody is entitled to regardless of who you are and where you come from. Human rights are essential to all human beings‚ whatever race‚ religion‚ sexuality‚ language‚ disability or any other status. We are all entitled to our human rights without discrimination. An example of a right is‚ freedom of speech this is the right to state your own opinions without
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Human Equality Understanding or Tolerant By: Sarah Ruiz-Weight Male‚ female‚ black‚ white‚ gay‚ or transgender all face social discrimination‚ but there are many organizations designed to fight for our deserved justice and freedom from society‚ media‚ and stereotypical racism. Women have been a part of this country since its discovery and foundation. Though they have supported their fellow man‚ they have not always been treated as equals. The birth of the Industrial revolution was truly when
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What really is Equality? “Before God we are all equally wise and equally foolish.” Albert Einstein. There are no such things as a perfect society. As we see in the book “Harrison Bergeron”‚ written by Kurt Vonnegut Jr‚ there is no such thing as a “perfect” world. In Their world was not equally even though they tried to make it seem like it was. Some people had handicaps that made them less equal because they had to carry extra weight. It was causing problems even though people did not know it. In
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