Concepts Of Equality, Diversity And Rights In Relation To Health And Social Care
Cultural factors such as diet is a benefit that promotes diversity because it brings people together in terms of learning about how people of different ethnicities make food that varies in taste compared to what they grew up to or what they are used to. It also shows how individuals have adapted to their environment and used the resources that are around them differently; this allows people to explore and experience something new because it enables them to appreciate and learn about the variety of cultures that surround them.
Another cultural factor that promotes diversity is language Social factors such as the different forms of art encourage diversity because it allows people to appreciate the culture of the people around them in a way that is more entertaining or amusing. Music is a form of art that brings people together because it transcends language, race and culture altogether. Someone doesn’t have to be a particular race or come from a different culture to enjoy and appreciate the music that they are listening to. For example, another form of art is drama or film, and this form promotes diversity because it allows viewers to learn about how different communities react to certain situations as well as to attempt to learn new languages. It also helps break down social isolation and instead create social connectedness; this aids the promotion of diversity because it helps to decrease or end the common misunderstandings that people might have about certain groups or communities.
Another social factor that benefits the promotion of diversity is education because it allows children to be educated about their peers’ cultural or ethnic background. Through educational institutions such as schools, colleges and universities, there are many opportunities to create positive relationships with each other because these institutions provide services and lessons that effectively allow students to learn about each other. Humanity subjects such as history, religious studies and citizenship studies promote respect and bonding amongst the students. These types of topics allow students to see and talk about their own experiences as well as to see how different or similar they are. These interactions will create a positive environment for them to learn in as it will help them not to shy away from their origins and enjoy sharing their culture with their peers.
Terminology
Abuse: According to the website, abuse means using “something for the wrong purpose” in a way that it could be “harmful or morally wrong”. It can mean to be “cruel, violent, or unfair treatment of someone”, or to say “rude and offensive words” to another person.
According to the subsection, “Types of abuse”, from the website there are ten types of abuse, and they are “physical, sexual, financial, psychological, discriminatory, neglect, organisational, self-neglect, domestic abuse and modern slavery”. An example of psychological and physical abuse would be workplace bullying because whether it is the employer or the colleagues if someone feels intimidated or offended such as being humiliated verbally or physically and having malicious rumours spread on a daily basis can lead to a build-up of anxiety and stress. This can affect their wellbeing and their proactivity at their workplace, and this could lead to them resigning if they are constantly harassed.
Racism: The Oxford Dictionary states that racism means to direct “prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism against someone of a different race”. This is centred on the fact that someone believes “that their own race is superior”.
Homophobia: This term means when there is blatant “dislike of or the prejudice against homosexual people”, as stated in the Oxford Dictionary. Margret Thatcher’s controversial Section 28 legislation which was a clause under the Local Government Act 1988, is a strong example of homophobia because according to an article titled “Section 28: What was Margaret Thatcher's controversial law and how did it affect the lives of LGBT+ people?”. This was published by Joe Sommerlad who is a writer and researcher, on Thursday 24th May 2018 and it cited from the website “www. independent. co. uk”. This law prohibited the “promotion of homosexuality by local authorities and in Britain's schools”. This is homophobic because it put a halt to tolerance after the massive steps “made by the British LGBT+ movement since the decriminalisation of homosexuality in 1967”. Thatcher voiced her disapproval towards gay rights at the 1987 Conservative Party Conference that occurred in Blackpool. She was quoted on saying "Children who need to be taught to respect traditional moral values are being taught that they have an inalienable right to be gay”. This led to the legitimisation of hate and the fortification of “playground homophobia” and bullying. Adults, young people and children within the LGBTQ+ community felt “demonised” due to this act and felt as though they were “imprisoned in the closet” due to the “fear of social reprisals or disapproval”.
Sexism: In the Oxford Dictionary, sexism means the obvious “prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, on the basis of sex”. The term sexism is usually linked to women because the workforce is male-dominated and equal pay is still an issue. However, sexism against men is hardly talked about because it is not taken seriously by society. An article called “When Men Face Sexual Harassment” from the website, “www. psychologytoday. com”, which was posted on the 11th May 2015 by PhD holder Romeo Vitelli, a psychologist in private practice in Toronto, Canada. He stated that both employers or employees repeatedly “expect men to act as masculine as possible”, and that if they were to stray from this, they were more likely to be harassed. This is sexist because Vitelli also stated that even when men “openly support feminist causes” they suffer from the constant harassment and the sexist concept that all men do not want to promote equality between the sexes or when they are seen as “unmasculine”.
