Unit 303- Equality and Diversity

Question 1

What is equity?

Answer 1

everyone being treated the same. the state of being equal, especially in status rights or opportunities

Question 2

What is diversity?

Answer 2

Valuing people’s perspectuve of differences

Question 3

What is social inequality?

Answer 3

• resources such as money and power

- opportunities related to social needs, for example education, employment and health (life chance)

Question 4

Key terms

Answer 4

Culture- The way of life of a group of people

Social Justice- fairness in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities and privilege in society.

Diversity- Difference especially in term of social characteristics.

Equality of opportunity- Everyone has the same chances to succeed

Equity- Achieving equality of outcome

Cultural Competence- The ability to understand, behave and communicate appropriately with people of different cultures.

Britishness- Embodying the characteristics of UK culture

Citizenship- A position or status granted by nations or governments which gives a persons rights.

Inequality- The unequal distribution of power, wealth and status in society

Inclusion- The policy of providing equal access to opportunities

Equality of opportunity- Everyone has the same chances to succeed

Diversity- Difference especially in terms of social characteristics

Victimisation- When someone treats you badly because you complain about discrimination

Question 5

What is discrimination?

Answer 5

Discrimination is the unfair treatment of an individual because of his or her membership of a particular group

Question 6

What are the 9 protected characteristics

Answer 6

• religion
• gender
• age
• disability
• ethnicity
• sexual orientation
• marriage
• race
• pregnancy

Question 7

What is prejudice?

Answer 7

Judging or a conceived negative opinion on someone or a particular groups without a reason or experience

Question 8

name types of prejudice

Answer 8

• Racism
• Ageism
• Sexism
• Sectarianism:
  Prejudice based on an individual’s religious background and/or political beliefs
• Homophobia
• Disability prejudice:
  Prejudice based on an individual’s physical of cognitive abilities

Question 9

Where does prejudice come from

Answer 9

Family
Media
History 
Experience
Peer Group
Online social media
celebrities

Question 10

sources of prejudice

Answer 10

Fear
shame
guilt
inadequacy/insecurity 
ignorance
negative experiences of a certain group

Question 11

What is stereotyping?

Answer 11

Generalization about the characteristics of members of a certain group- for example people who see Asians with glasses will be stereotypes as smart

Question 12

Why was the Equality act 2010 implemented

Answer 12

To protect people from discrimination ,harassment and victimization

Question 13

What is victimization

Answer 13

Victimisation is when someone treats you badly or subjects you to a detriment because you complain about discrimination or help someone who has been the victim of discrimination.

Question 14

What are the main features of the Equality act 2010

Answer 14

Protection against direct and indirect discrimination, harassment and victimization in services and public functions

Question 15

explain equal opportunities in an organisation

Answer 15

Being entitled to have access to all facilities that is within their boundaries.

• equal chance to apply
• equal chance to be trained and promoted while employed
• equal chance to have their employment terminated equally and fairly

Question 16

Name the protected characteristics of the Equality act 2010

Answer 16

• Age
• Disability
• Gender reassignment
• Marriage and civil partnership
• Pregnancy and maternity
• Race
• Religion or belief
• Sex
• Sexual orientation

Question 17

Prejudice is think
discrimination is doing
what is labelling?

Answer 17

Describing someone, or labelled which makes people to put them in categories of evil,good etc

Question 18

What is oppression?

Answer 18

Use of power to make a group or individual feel inferior.

Question 19

What is detriment?

Answer 19

Means that an individual has suffered a disadvantage of some sort or been put in a worse position than they were before

Question 20

When are you not protected against victimization

Answer 20

• you are not protected against victimization if you act in bad faith by making false accusations or by giving false information.
• however, you are still protected if you give information which you thought was true, even if it later proves to be wrong or if the proceedings are unsuccessful

Question 21

What is Harassment?

Answer 21

Form of discrimination and is a behavior which an individual finds offensive which make them feel intimidated or humiliated. this could be :

• spoken or written works or abuse
• offensive emails
• images and graffiti
• facial expressions
• jokes

Question 22

name Types of discrimination

Answer 22

Institutional discrimination
systemic discrimination
double discrimination 
triple jeopardy 
Direct discrimination 
indirect discrimination 
discrimination by association 
perception based discrimination 
objective justification 
positive tokenism

Question 23

define these terms:
Institutional discrimination
systemic discrimination
double discrimination 
triple jeopardy 
Direct discrimination 
indirect discrimination 
discrimination by association 
perception based discrimination 
objective justification 
positive tokenism

Answer 23

Institutional discrimination:
actions and/or policies that are intended to have a differential impact on minorities and women.

systemic discrimination:
the effect of limiting an individual’s or a group’s right to the opportunities generally available because of attributed rather than actual characteristics.

double discrimination:
This term is used in where discrimination occurs on the basis of more than one protected characteristics

triple jeopardy:
This term is used where discrimination/ oppression is based on three protected characteristics, eg

Direct discrimination:
when you’re treated differently and worse than someone else for certain reasons.

indirect discrimination:
an covert discrimination that involves a policy, rue or procedure

discrimination by association:
Discrimination by association is where a person is treated less favorably because someone they are associated with has a protected characteristics,

perception based discrimination:
Discrimination by perception is where the person does not actually have the protected characteristics, but is perceived to have it and is treated less favorably because of it

objective justification:
means that the person seeking to justify the discrimination must be able to show that their action was appropriate means of achieving a legitimate aim

positive tokenism:
to prevent criticism and give the appearance that people are being treated fairly.

Question 24

What is the Children and families act 2014?

Answer 24

to improve services for vulnerable children and to support strong families. This law can also make sure that any child can succeed no matter how they were brought up.

This law also can insure that vulnerable children will be protected from abuse, neglect from both their homes and their community

Question 25

Key features of Children and Families act 2014

Answer 25

- Adoption process were updated and made faster - children that are uncared got more rights - SEN code( Special Educational Needs) - Education health care plan

Question 26

What is SEN code of practice?

Answer 26

The SEN Code of practice is statutory guidance for organisation that work with and support childrens and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.

Question 27

What is Safeguarding vulnerable adults groups 2006

Answer 27

To make sure unsuitable people don't end up working with vulnerable adults. People who have a criminal history of abuse and exploitation are placed on a list that is checked when anyone applies for a job with vulnerable adults

Question 28

What are the 6 key features of Safeguarding

Answer 28

- Empowerment - Prevention - Proportionally - Partnership - Protection - Accountability

Question 29

What can be done to prevent unsuitable people working with vulnerable adults?

Answer 29

DBS Checks

Question 30

What is the Human Rights act 1998?

Answer 30

a law that protects all of us from having our human rights taken away by the state. Human rights act is what everybody is entitled to. it effects everyone who sets foot in the UK

Question 31

Why was the reason the human rights act 1998 the laws were passed?

Answer 31

- The law were passed to prevent past events (e.g the halloucasuet) happening again and protecting people with them knowing their rights - To protect and govern humans in order to treat and be treated fairly with rights - To prevent extortion - To create safer working and educational environment - Having rights and access to healthcare - To help enforce health and safety

Question 32

can Human rights be taken away?

Answer 32

They can be restricted due to committing a crime, breaks the law

Question 33

What is the Mental Capacity cat 2005? what are the principles of it ?

Answer 33

the law that tells you what you can do to plan ahead in case you can't make decisions for yourself, how you can ask someone else to make decisions for you and who can make decisions for you if you haven't planned ahead. Principle 1: Assume a person has capacity unless proved otherwise. Principle 2: Do not treat people as incapable of making a decision unless all practicable steps have been tried to help them. Principle 3: A person should not be treated as incapable of making a decision because their decision may seem unwise

Question 34

What can be done to assess if they have the mental capacity?

Answer 34

By applying the two-stage functional test of capacity

Question 35

What is the Care act 2014

Answer 35

It places responsibility in the local authorities to carry out social care needs assessment to those who require it. It places the individual at the centre of the care plan Local authorities must promote well being when carrying out any of their support functions. This is a broader concept than safeguarding

Question 36

How does the care act 2014 help with paying towards their care?

Answer 36

They have to decide how urgent the intervention is and whether or not an individual will need to pay towards the cost of their care This is done through a means test

Question 37

Guidelines to help guide against discriminatory using ADP

Answer 37

- Be self aware, question your own assumptions - challenge other people if they make discriminatory comments of actions - continue to reflect on your own practice and ideas of equality - adopt a view that people are different but equal value don't judge - accept difference as interesting and something to be celebrated -read and become familiar with policies, procedures and codes of practice - seek advice and ask questions on ways of implementing ideas in your practice

Question 38

Using principles of care to tackle down discrimination

Answer 38

- promoting communication and relationships promoting anti-discriminatory practice - maintaining confidentiality information - promoting & supporting individuals rights to dignity, independence, empowerment, choice & safety - acknowledging individuals beliefs - protecting individuals from abuse - providing individuals care

Question 39

What is citizenship?

Answer 39

The position or status of being a citizen of being born in a particular country. Having certain rights

Question 40

What is the impact of discrimination on individuals?

Answer 40

- lonely - sad - loss of confidence - unwanted - exclusion - trauma - insecure - low self -esteem - fear - lack of development of positive identity

Question 41

Impact of discrimination on groups

Answer 41

- Dis empowerment - disenfranchisement - marginalization lack of access to services - limited life chances

Question 42

# Define the key terms from the last questions. - disempowerment - disenfranchisement - marginalisation - lack of access to services - limited life chances

Answer 42

- Disempowerment- taking away the right power over the rights and choices of another person or group - Disenfranchisement- deprive (preventing) someone of a right or privilege - Marginalisation- is the process of making a group or class of people less important or relegated to being isolated - Lack of access to services- shortage of access to the individual in terms of their characteristics, such as physical barriers, emotionally barriers, financial barriers - Limited life chances- limited opportunities to the individual to improve their quality of life. Statistical chances of opportunities in life

Question 43

# Define these following terms - Equality of opportunity: - Equality of outcome - political equality - equality of treatment: - equality of membership of society:

Answer 43

What is equality of opportunity? State of fairness of treating everyone similarly ,having equal chance to gain wealth/ social class or job What is equality of Outcome? when people from different backrounds have/ gain same outcome What is political equality? Political equality is the quality of a society whose members are of equal standing in terms of political power or influence. All citizens should have the same political rights with out any discrimination What is equality of treatment? The principle of equal treatment establishes that all people have the right to receive the same treatment and not to be discriminated against. What is equality of membership of society? Social equality is a state of affairs in which all individuals within a specific society have equal rights, liberties and status. What is equality in employment? Equality in the workplace means equal job opportunities and fairness for employees and job applicants. What is equality of opportunity? State of fairness of treating everyone similarly ,having equal chance to gain wealth/ social class or job What is equality of Outcome? when people from different backrounds have/ gain same outcome What is political equality? Political equality is the quality of a society whose members are of equal standing in terms of political power or influence. All citizens should have the same political rights with out any discrimination What is equality of treatment? The principle of equal treatment establishes that all people have the right to receive the same treatment and not to be discriminated against. What is equality of membership of society? Social equality is a state of affairs in which all individuals within a specific society have equal rights, liberties and status. What is equality in employment? Equality in the workplace means equal job opportunities and fairness for employees and job applicants.

Question 44

Name the possible barriers to equality (there is 5)

Answer 44

- Physical Environment - Organisational Barriers - Legal - Financial Barriers - Geographical location

Question 45

What is institutionalization?

Answer 45

A process of embedding some conception (for example a belief, norm, social role, particular value or mode of behavior) within a person. for example being put into a mental hospital for talking to too many boys from Brenda Jackson a psychiatrist

Question 46

What is the point of deinstitutionalization

Answer 46

Deinstitutionalisation coincided with the rise of alternative treatments for mental illness. When health and safety act has been tried. Help from Psychiatrist Having a 1 to 1 conversation with a therapist helping her to access the unconscious mind from what were troubling her

Question 47

What is the problems with institutional care

Answer 47

Restrict privacy,independence, dignity and choice

Question 48

What are the issues with Children in institutional care

Answer 48

- Common issues for children in institutional care are a significantly increased risk of sexual and physicla abuse, a lac of stimulation, and harsh discipline - Chidren in institution are less likely to attend school, and are frequently isolated fromm their traditional communities - may ind it hard to communicate

Question 49

What is respite care?

Answer 49

Respite care means taking a break from caring, while the person you care for is looked after by someone else.

Question 50

what is positive tokenism?

Answer 50

when actions are taken that are the result of one group pretending to give advantage to other groups on society who are often treated unfairly. for example recruiting a mall number of people from under-presented groups in order to give the appearance of sexual or racial equality within a workforce

Question 51

name some codes of practice that embeds equality and inclusion in care practice,

Answer 51

 Care Quality Commission (CQC) requirements  Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration requirements  The Care Certificate (England) 2015  Early Years Foundation Stage 2014  Special Educational Needs (SEN) Code of practice  OFSTED and related standards in children and young people’s services  Every Childs Matters 2003.

Question 52

Identify two current standards or codes of practice which embed equality and inclusion in CARE PRACTICE

Answer 52

```  Care Quality Commission (CQC) requirements  Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration requirements  The Care Certificate (England) 2015 ```

Question 53

Identify two current standards or codes of practice which embed equality and inclusion in EDUCATION

Answer 53

 Early Years Foundation Stage 2014  Special Educational Needs (SEN) Code of Practice  OFSTED and related standards in children and young people’s services