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    diversity‚ equality and inclusion in health and social care. Learning outcome 1 Understand the importance of diversity‚ equality and inclusion in health and social care Assessment criteria 1.1‚ 1.2‚ 1.3 1.1 Diversity means valuing differences in people‚ be it‚ differences in race culture‚ class‚ education‚ religion‚ values and backgrounds. It means appreciating that people are different and they can provide different skills‚ experiences‚ and approaches to all manner of situations. Equality means treating

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    We as a society have deluded ourselves into believing we have achieved equality. Of course we have. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 declared any form of racial segregation illegal‚ yet it seems that we can not wait to separate people with picket fences and barbed wire. In 1928 under the Representation of the People act‚ women finally gained the right to vote‚ but they are still stuck with 77 cents on the dollar. These issues originated many years ago‚ but they have evolved and embedded themselves into

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    NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Equality and Diversity Unit 4: Living in Diverse Communities Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. • The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document‚ either onto your computer or a disk • Then work through your Assessment‚ remembering to save your work regularly • When you’ve finished‚ print out a copy to keep for reference • Then‚ go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My

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    Blues Music Journey

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    The Mississippi Delta stretches from Memphis‚ Tennessee to Vicksburg‚ Mississippi and from Helena‚ Arkansas to the Yazoo River. The Blues is a crucial part of the history in music. The “Blues is both music and the culture that produced it” * * * Listening to Mrs. Robbins and viewing Jacob Lawrence’s paintings gave me a better understanding of Jacob Lawrence as a painter. Mrs. Robbins explained how his parents moved and divorced in his childhood‚ and how he fell in love with color through the paintings

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    Race in America Racial Progress in America In 1961 the Kennedy Administration put into effect Executive Order 10925 which ultimately became what is now known as Affirmative Action. The premise of this doctrine authorizes the hiring of minorities in an effort to ensure race and gender equality across the board. This decree is not solely applicable to the workforce; it is also in effect in the admittance of minority students in colleges and universities as well. Although its initial objective

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    prejudices. “Segregation is that which is forced on an inferior by a superior. Separation is done voluntarily by two equals.” -Malcolm X (brainyquote.com). Malcolm was one of the most forceful civil rights leaders in history‚ saying there should be equality in the United States‚ and he was going to achieve this “by any means necessary”. His biggest turning point was when he was in high school. The teacher had asked what he wanted to be when he was older‚ to which he said that he wished to be a lawyer

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    such as a lack of awareness or education regarding mental health‚ limited access to mental health services‚ or the stigma surrounding mental health and mental disorders. Unfortunately‚ there are even racial or ethnic disparities when it comes to the use of mental health services in the U.S.‚ with racial or ethnic minorities less likely to seek mental health services. According to Dobalian and Rivers (2008)‚ these disparities may occur because minorities tend to be less trusting of healthcare providers

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    The White Racial Frame by Joe R. Feagin Feagin defines racism as a consistent problem that has lingered in American society since the founding of the country. There are many things that can be held accountable for this issue. Feagin’s min idea is that there is a different state of mind between the races‚ especially in the United States. History has proven to repeat itself as far as racism goes. There have been many changes that have pushed this country in the right direction as far as abolishing

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    Living Between Two Worlds In the essay‚ “Blue Winds Dancing‚” by Tom Whitecloud‚ the theme is motivated by the conflict the narrator faces while missing what he considers home. Satisfaction for ones culture is a fine line between appreciation of your own and disapproval for those that are different. This conflict is brought to light by the narrator’s different views of the two cultures to which he lives. These differences are felt internally and externally as the writer searches for his individuality

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    based on race creates a clear view of how most racial minorities’ have been treated in this country. Racial minorities have faced many inequitable experience and have had the civil right excluded throughout United State history. African-Americans are not the only racial minority group who have been mistreated. Chinese Americans and Native Americans have had virtually the same experiences‚ but African-Americans illustrate a direct and perpetual view of racial inequality throughout history on a more extreme

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