LO2 Flashcards
basis of discrimination
examples
sexual orientation
gender
age
social class
disability
culture
race
Race
the ethic group that an individual belongs to eg white, black, asian, mixed race
culture
a group of people who share the same ideas, customs, language, dress, beliefs, values and social behaviour
disability
a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial impact on a persons ability to do normal activities
social class
someone’s economic or educational status, where people are grouped into hierarchal social categories
age
there can be negative perceptions of some age groups, such as teenagers or older adults
gender
whether someone is male, female or transgender
sexual orientation
examples include gay, lesbian, straight, bisexual and asexual
religion
a system of beliefs and values. such as Jewish, muslim, catholic, quaker
types of discriminatory practices
abuse
direct discrimination
indirect discrimination
prejudice
stereotyping
labelling
bullying
abuse
this refers to a negative or harmful way of behaving towards another individual or a certain group of people.
Examples of forms of abuse are physical emotional verbal financial sexual or bullying or socially excluding someone.
direct discrimination
this involves intentionally putting someone as a disadvantage or treating them unfairly based on their differences
indirect discrimination
this is when a policy, practice or rule applies to everyone has a detrimental effect on or disadvantages some people or a particular group.
prejudice
a negative attitude of dislike of an individual or group based on ill-informed personal opinion about as aspect eg age or gender
stereotyping
generalisations which are often offensive and exaggerated, are made about a particular group of people. eg older people, teenagers, homeless people, or those with disabilities
labelling
this is a negative approach that identifies people as members of a particular group with the assumption that they are “all the same”
bullying
threatening, humiliating or intimidating others, intended to physically or psychologically hurt
difference between direct and indirect discrimination
direct discrimination is intentional, such as calling someone racist names.
indirect discrimination may be unintended or accidental
which individuals can be affected by discriminatory practice?
almost anyone using health, social care or child care services can be affect by discriminatory practices. for example,
-service users / individuals who require support
-practitioners such as care workers, social workers, nursery workers
-family friends and relatives of those who use HASC services
the impacts of discriminatory practices on individuals….
-effects on mental health
-disempowerment
-low self-esteem
-low confidence
-feeling sad/upset
-feeling angry/annoyed
-inability to sleep
-poor health and well-being
-self-harm
-isolated
what are discriminatory practices
discriminatory practices involves treating someone unfairly or less favourably compared to others
eg physical abuse, verbal abuse, excluding someone from activities
types of abuse
physical -physical pain or threats to individuals
psychological - threats and constant criticism
neglect - failing to care for someone properly and not meeting their basic needs for warmth, clean clothing and food
verbal - name calling, swearing or trying to humiliate or reduce someone’s dignity or security
sexual - any unwanted sexual contact eg touching breasts, genitals, bottom whether the victim is clothed or included
