Identify and briefly describe the discriminatory practices for each case study

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Identify and briefly describe the discriminatory practices for each case study

Case Study 1

In the case study it states that at Ashbridge Day Resource Centre, the manager feels that the service users benefit from an efficient service. It says that the activities are structured so that men do sports and women do crafts. This is sexism as it doesn’t let the individuals get to pick the activity they want to do, they should have the right to participate in any activity that they want and sports and crafts could be mixed so that women and men are in both. This case shows that they centre think women aren’t capable of joining in the sports games, which is discriminating against their gender. An example of this may be that a woman may have a temper problem and doesn’t have the patience to sit and do craft work and would prefer to be out running about doing sports. Another example would be that someone who is in a wheel chair may not feel comfortable joining in the sports games with everyone else as they cant do as much so they may rather be in doing crafts. It’s important that everyone gets to choose what they do so they can fulfil theirs need. Also in the case study it states that A dietician advises the centre on meals, and everyone eats the same so that they have a balanced diet. This may not be satisfactory for some individuals as they may be either, vegetarians, vegans, lactose intolerant or may even have an allergic reaction to certain products of foods, it is important that the dietician includes the needs of others. Also in the case study there is a man that the staff have nicknamed ART as they cant pronounce his name and he doesn’t speak much English, they say that they have learnt his needs so need little communication. This is labelling someone with a name that isn’t theirs which is against their rights, they should get to learn his language or have a translator in to communicate with the man, as he needs to be treated equally along with the others, who don’t get nicknamed.

Case study 2

In case study 2 it states the a girl Patricia was on her work experience in a hospital and she had went through peoples appointment letters sent in by their local GPs. She read one patients letter and it said HIV positive and she thought gay and grimaced and put it to the back of the pile, meaning the person would not be seen until the following week. First of all Patricia shouldn’t of been left on her own with appointment letters as she was only on placement and didn’t have the right to have the appointment letters of patients. She also shouldn’t have went through the letters as they didn’t belong to her and they are private and confidential. Patricia labelled and discriminated against a patient who see has never seen or heard of because of something she read on their doctors notes, she should of thought about the persons needs and not have read through them as she wouldn’t like a stranger reading her letters, also she put there appointment to the bottom which will delay that individual being seen, and their needs being took care of.

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Case Study 3  

In case study 3 it talks about a young man called David who has spina bifida and is a wheelchair user. He lives in a residential unit for people with severe disabilities. He also attends a local youth centre one evening a week. The residential unit say that David is very quiet and understanding; they allow the residents to go to bed whenever they wish although the evening staff put a lot of pressure on the residents to go to bed when the staff wants them to. This is against what the residential states ...

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