Factors Affecting Equality/Diversity

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Health And Social Care                Thursday 22nd November 2007 

        Miss Young

Factors Effecting Equality

There are many reasons why diversity affects equality and the effect that discrimination can have on the health and social care sector.

The discrimination practice of poor physical care such as ignoring the needs of people who are different, i.e. in the form of neglect, devaluing and exclusion, could cause depression and anxiety or anger and aggression and/or a feeling of not belonging in the care setting

The discrimination practice of avoiding people because they are different, i.e. in the form of avoiding, devaluing, and exclusion, could cause a loss of confidence and/or withdrawal from other people.

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The discrimination practice of treating everybody the same such as ignoring their individual needs, i.e. in the form of devaluing, could cause not feeling safe and living in fear of others and/or stress or poor mental health.

The discrimination practice of excluding people from activities because they are different, i.e. in the form of devaluing and exclusion, could cause withdrawal from other people and/or a feeling of not belonging in the care setting and/or a loss of confidence in own abilities.

The discrimination practice of making assumptions about people such as labelling or stereotyping people, i.e. in ...

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