Attitudes and Prejudice Flashcards
Direct discrimination
• Purposely treated differently due to gender, age, class, sexual orientation, religion and ethnicity.
Indirect discrimination
• Subtly/unknowingly treating someone differently.
Prejudice
- Pre-judging someone without knowing them.
* Could be : looks, clothing, accent.
Empowerment
• Allowing someone to take control of their own life.
Stereotype
• Placing people into specific categories in society due to presumed ideas.
Self-esteem
• Understanding ourselves.
Primary Socialisation
- First type of socialisation.
- In the family.
- Learn beliefs and attitudes first.
Secondary socialisation
• Factors that effect our beliefs and views whilst we grow and develop.
E.G. Media, education, peers, workplace
Types of discrimination
- Age
- Religion
- Social class
- Sexual orientation
- Gender
- Disability
Physical effects of discrimination
- Poor health
- Develop eating disorders
- Lack of energy
- Sleeplessness
Intellectual effects for discrimination
- Poor results at school/work
- Not attending
- Lack of concentration
Emotional effects of discrimination
- Sadness
- Upset
- Low self-esteem
- Anxiety
- Depression
Social effects for discrimination
- Social isolation
- Inability to build relationships
- Losing friends
Ways that organisations can reduce discrimination
- Providing and installing resources which can help - ramps, translators, wider corridors
- Staff training
- Clear guidelines on policies, legislation and values of care
- Providing a variety of practitioners
Legislation in place to protect people
The equality act
