Equality and Diversity
1. What is meant by diversity?
Diversity means differences and variations, within in people for example different races, beliefs, physical appearances, age, capabilities, customs and gender and class.
2. Describe the community you live in. Highlight some of the variations you may observe in terms of:
• Interests
• Beliefs
• Ages
• Lifestyles
• Personal, social and cultural identities.
The community I live in is very diverse, I live among various different cultures and lifestyles ranging from lower class to upper class. My street has different age groups living here from families with young children to pensioners. There are a range of interests within my village from sports clubs to various music/ dancing groups with people from different ages, races and cultures all attending. Nearby there are different religious buildings which include a church and a mosque . There are a range of shops and small supermarkets which cater for the diverse community in the products they sell for example we have a polish supermarket we also have a variety of resturants and a takeaways which cater for individuals tastes, preferences or beliefs for example some resturants only serve halawi meat.
3. Explain how the variations in question 2 contribute to the diversity of the community.
The variations I have listed above contribute to the diversity of my community as my village caters for many different groups of people for example people living here from a different country, people from different ethnic backgrounds, people with different interests, people from different economic back ground and a range of different age groups.
4. Give some examples to explain how diversity:
• Enhances your life
• Enhances the local community
• Enhances this country.
Diversity enhances my life as it creates different experiences and opportunities for me that I may not have the chance to experience if my community was not as diverse for example the chance to meet
Diversity means differences and variations, within in people for example different races, beliefs, physical appearances, age, capabilities, customs and gender and class.
2. Describe the community you live in. Highlight some of the variations you may observe in terms of:
• Interests
• Beliefs
• Ages
• Lifestyles
• Personal, social and cultural identities.
The community I live in is very diverse, I live among various different cultures and lifestyles ranging from lower class to upper class. My street has different age groups living here from families with young children to pensioners. There are a range of interests within my village from sports clubs to various music/ dancing groups with people from different ages, races and cultures all attending. Nearby there are different religious buildings which include a church and a mosque . There are a range of shops and small supermarkets which cater for the diverse community in the products they sell for example we have a polish supermarket we also have a variety of resturants and a takeaways which cater for individuals tastes, preferences or beliefs for example some resturants only serve halawi meat.
3. Explain how the variations in question 2 contribute to the diversity of the community.
The variations I have listed above contribute to the diversity of my community as my village caters for many different groups of people for example people living here from a different country, people from different ethnic backgrounds, people with different interests, people from different economic back ground and a range of different age groups.
4. Give some examples to explain how diversity:
• Enhances your life
• Enhances the local community
• Enhances this country.
Diversity enhances my life as it creates different experiences and opportunities for me that I may not have the chance to experience if my community was not as diverse for example the chance to meet