Equality, Diversity and Rights in Health and Social Care
Benefits of diversity to society
Our study case, Jamilla has been treated differently from other people for example at school by not being provided any support. She was discriminated at work places, she felt that employers were hostile and difficult to work with. Also she was ignored by the local housing authority, when she complained she was told ‘be grateful, it’s better than what you came with’. Because of the diversity Jamilla ends up being unemployed, living on benefits without any basic qualifications (GCSE’s) in damp, run down council flat.
Jamilla may have been treated unequally because of her nationality, which is Nigerian. Also it might be because of her accent and the lack of communication skills in English. On another hand all that discrimination may have accrue because of our intolerant culture and because it may have been a new, different which comes with it scary situation for those nasty people.
Because of the lack of help from school Jamilla failed her GCSE’s but if they would provide any help, such as extra English lessons for foreign people or dictionaries it would help her get on with GCSE’s easier and it could have a big, positive impact on her future. Also the employers which she was working for made a negative effect on her future. They were hostile and difficult to work with so this might be why Jamilla prefers to stay on benefits rather than gain more money by working.