Equality And Diversity Flashcards
What is equality? 
Equality is making reasonable adjustments to meet people’s needs in order for everyone to have the same level of accountability and the same opportunities
What does Diversity mean ?
Differences biased on characteristics
Protected characteristics
-Black and white
-Gender/sexuality
-Ethnicity
-Age
-Language
-Religion ? ( should be respected )
-Pregnancy
-Disabilities/ mental health
What is primary socialisation?
Everything you learn in you home
What is secondary socialisation
Anything outside of the home
Eg media
What is direct discrimination
Doing it to someone’s face (verbal or physical )
What is Indirect discrimination ?
Harder to prove because it’s less obvious eg a group getting better things than the other group
What is in the equality act
-Disability discrimination
-equal pay
-sex discrimination
-the race relations
-employment
-the employment quality
-employment equality
-employment equality ( religion or belief)
Diversity (examples)
Race , religion, cultural differences, gender, and genderreassignment, sexuality and sexual orientation, age, family, structure, marriage, and civil partnerships, social class, language dress, food, music , the arts, education, pregnancy and maternity ,disability
Rights (examples)
Choice, confidentiality, protection from abuse and harm , fair treatment consultation, right to life
Discriminatory practices
Basis of discrimination, direct and indirect discrimination , types of abuse prejudice, stereotyping, labelling , bullying
How does discrimination affect individuals?
-Individuals who require care and support e.g. parents children all their adults people with disabilities
- Family and friends and relatives of individuals
-practitioners, e.g. nurse GP physiotherapist teacher, earliest practitioner, social worker, care assistant care worker
What impact does discrimination have on individuals?
Disempowerment, low self-esteem and low self-confidence poor health and well-being , Unfair treatment mental health
What year was the quality act?
2010
What are the five principles of capacity?
Assume capacity, maximise capacity ,unwise decisions don’t always meet a lack of capacity persons, Best interest at heart , decisions must be the least restricted option. 
