P1: Explain the benefits of diversity to society

Food:

Another benefit of living in a diverse society is that we are introduced to a wide variety of foods. This is why when we plan an individual’s diets we take the different choices of foods into consideration because many people might like foods which are flavoured with spices, herbs and fruits. We make sure that we ask people what they are allowed or not allowed to eat and what type of foods they like so that we can have a variety of foods for everyone to enjoy and be happy.  

Tolerance:

By being in a multicultural society means that you will find many people that would do things differently to you and may have different beliefs from you. This means that we have to be able to understand this and treat people with respect even though we don’t have to be friends with everyone. In the care home we insure that our members of staff behave in a professional and caring manner towards both other staff and service users.

Education:

Different cultures may have different ways of doing things and celebrate different events and with the education system we are able to educate others about these different cultures and the wide range of foreign languages. This is a benefit of being in a multicultural society because we will be around or work with people so this means that we get to learn about other people’s cultures and understand their ways. Also by having different subjects in schools like religious studies, English, history and geography all benefit individuals because they will be able to learn about the different religions and English, they would also become educated about the history and how things developed in the world. All this can bring new perspectives and brake down traditional ways of working.

Economic

Economic benefits to diversity can be seen through the knowledge and practice that new practitioners bring into the country.  By employing and working with people from overseas in health and social care settings means that there would be a variety of knowledge and systems that would allow service users to receive more information and faster service.

Employment:

 An opportunity for employment is open to people when an individual from another country comes and uses their new skills and knowledge to start a new business. For example in one country someone might by using a type of therapy that isn’t used in this country so if they came down here and opened up their own place it means that people that are employed get to learn about the new therapy which means that they gain new skills and knowledge that they could also pass on.