functionalist view on health and illness comes from the work of Talcott Parsons. In line with the functionalist approach to society‚ he added that for society for function properly all of its members need to be healthy. Talcott Parsons said that illness was a form of deviance‚ and the members of society who where ill performed the sick role in society. Parsons said that is people in society declared themselves as ill then they developed new specific rights. They became exempt from certain social obligations
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Physical‚ Intellectual‚ Emotional and Social Development of Each Life Stage Of an Individual The human lifespan has been many different stages. These stages are identified as; conception‚ pregnancy (gestation)‚ birth and infancy‚ childhood‚ adolescence‚ adulthood‚ older adulthood and final stages of life. The age range of some of these life stages are defined by social criteria. The age range for the life stages are: Conception A human life begins with conception. Conception is the time that the
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BTEC National Diploma in Health and Social Care Assignment 1‚ Unit 19 Sociology‚ Georgina Reed Introduction In this assignment I will be explaining the concept of an unequal society‚ be describing social inequalities that exist in society‚ also I will be discussing the impact of social inequalities on groups in society. Finally I will evaluate the impact of social inequalities in society. P1 We live in a society that is very unequal‚ in a way that people get treated differently depending
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Unit D6011696: Support Children and Young People ’s Health and Safety. . Learning Outcome 1: Understand how to plan and provide environments and services that support children and young people’s health and safety. 1.1 In order to ensure a safe and healthy environment and services for children/young people there are some factors which need to be taken into account. These include any equipment which they will be in contact with‚ such as electrical equipment‚ anything which may pose a fire risk
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D1. A nursery is a statuary provision which provides for children aged 12 weeks to 5 years‚ open Monday to Friday 8 till 6. A nursery will use early years foundation stage (EYFS). An infant school provides education for ages 5 to 7 in term time and also uses EYFS and the national curriculum. D2. A parent and toddler group which is a voluntary provision usually set up by the local church group for 0 to 3 year olds. Another provision is an independent school also known as a private school which
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Understand potential hazards in Health and Social Care Assignment Introduction In this unit I will explain six potential hazards in a Health and Social Care setting. These hazards in the Health and Social Care setting can all affect the people working in that environment; there are a lot of hazards which can be found in every surface of the setting. In a residential or day care setting‚ much is done to ensure that service users‚ and therefore staff as well‚ are protected from harm. The group of users
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equality‚ inclusion and discrimination. Current legislation and Codes of Practice may include: • Equality Act • Human Rights Act • Essential Standards • GSCC Code of Practice b) The possible consequences for the individual in health and social care workers and others if the legislations and codes of practice are not followed are prosecution‚ being fined‚ the organisation you work for into disrepute‚ being held accountable for your actions and losing your job. c) A description of how
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Educational environment- Settings that do not meet the statutory requirements required within the EYFS can affect a child’s development and potential. Within our setting we value parent’s participation as they are the child’s main educators‚ we are available at all times to speak with parents about their child or any concerns they have. We hope parents will see our setting as a safe and secure place that they can leave their children. We have a key person system that enables us to have a positive
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Unit CU1517 Introduction to Equality and Inclusion in Health and social care. 1. Understand the importance of equality and inclusion. 2.1. Explain what is meant by: Diversity‚ Equality‚ Inclusion‚ and Discrimination. * Diversity - “The state or quality of being different or varied.” * Equality – “The state of being equal especially in status‚ rights and opportunities.” * Inclusion – “The action or state of being included within a group or structure.” * Discrimination
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Unit 1 Health Social Care Child Care Contents This booklet provides information for a range of service provisions in Health Social Care and Child Care listed are the qualifications‚ experience‚ pay‚ skills needed to be able to succeed in each profession. Health * Midwife * Mental Health Nurse * Nursery Nurse and Nursery Assistant * Summary nursing and career progression routes Social Care * Social worker * Probation Officer * Foster Carer Child
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