Social class:
Social class can be the basis of discrimination because of different speech, levels of power or the amount of money that is earned. The Hussein family may be discriminated by those in a health and social care service because they are in a lower social class and are seen as people who don’t work or didn’t get a good education. This may also be what leads their neighbours to discriminate because the family don’t work and rarely come out the house.
Discriminatory practice
Prejudice:
The Hussein family may face prejudice because in health and social care sectors information in usually provided beforehand which means that due to their information people may judge them on the amount of care that they should receive before they have met them. Also their neighbours may judge them because of the way they look and do things.
Stereotyping:
Is when are assumptions made about groups based on information relating to just a small number of people. People may have a certain view of people from where the Hussein family are from so they stereotype them to be the same. This could then affect the care that they receive
Bulling:
This is when someone uses their power or position to intimidate another individual. The Hussein family have already been abused verbally, called names and had racist remarks by the neighbours. In a health and social care service bully could also take place by care workers using threatening words, nicknames, offensive jokes and personal, physical or verbal attacks.
Abuse:
Abusive behaviour can harm or damage individuals in different ways such as physical abuse, mental abuse, verbal abuse or sexual abuse. In health and social care service a lack of staff training and support can lead staff into abusing the service users as they aren’t aware of what is seen as abuse. This may mean that the Hussein family may experience abuse in the health and social care service. They already seem to be experiencing this by their neighbours who call them offensive names.
Effects
Marginalisation:
This is when people are being pushed to the margin of society. The family haven’t had any help by health and social care services with dealing with depression and stress they have due to discrimination. The council has not helped them and they feel they have been pushed to the side as if they have to sort out the problems themselves.
Disempowerment:
The Hussein family have experienced disempowerment because they have not received any help from the council to do with the discrimination that they have experienced. Because of this the family feel that they can’t leave the house meaning that the children to get to socialise with children their age and make new friends.
Low self-esteem and self-identity:
Discrimination can cause people to have a low self-esteem which may mean that they are unable to cope with life’s challenges. This is because the Hussein family feel that they can’t go out due to the different forms of discrimination people are bringing to them. This means that they aren’t interacting with new people or finding out new things about themselves like what they like doing or what they are good at.
Negative behaviours such as aggression or criminality:
This could be due to the effects of discrimination on an individual. The Hussein family may then feel that to get attention or to be treated better that they have to turn to aggressive or criminality behaviour towards others in the community or maybe even at one another. They may turn to crime like drug use or physical violence to relieve them of the discrimination they have been through.
Restricted opportunities:
This could be through the attitudes and beliefs of the health and social care workers who fail to value all individuals and also could be through the effects of low self-esteem. The Hussein family may feel like they have restricted opportunities because they have been discriminated against on their values and beliefs by their neighbours. Also the grandma in the family is physically disabled so if health and social care serve don’t have lifts, ramps or things that make it easier for those with disabilities then this means that they wouldn’t have the same opportunity those who don’t have disabilities.
Loss of rights
Overriding individual rights:
There are two ways to override individual rights, unlawfully which is when a carer discriminating against a service user and doesn’t respect their rights and legitimately which is when someone like a doctors takes away an individuals right of safety and well being of the service user.
By the use of power and force:
This is when a care worker discriminates against patients and overriding their individual rights by the use of power and force. The neighbours of the family have taken away the family’s rights by discriminating against them and taking away their rights of being respected and feeling safe. If the council help the family to have their rights respected then the family would feel much safer and would have the confidence to leave the house.
