Running Head: EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY 1 Equality and Diversity: A New Approach to Gender Equality Policy in the UK Gender Studies 30th April 2011 EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY 2 Abstract The United Kingdom is a country that claims to be intolerant towards gender discrimination and at ease with diversity of all kinds. It believes
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1.1: Diversity: Diversity’s literal definition would be difference or range. Diversity recognises that although people do have similarities‚ they have many more differences which make them unique in many ways. Diversity is about recognising and valuing our differences as well as understanding and embracing them. It is important to teach children about the different people around them‚ this includes interior and exterior factors. Interior factors include: culture‚ background‚ personality‚ religion/belief
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stratification (Parsons‚ 1970). Whilst complete societal equality may be unattainable‚ Equal Opportunities (EO) policies aim to ‘reduce the gap’. Inequality takes different forms and there is much theoretical debate regarding which grouping variables‚ such as gender or age‚ are important. There exist three key notions of ‘equality of opportunity’: formal‚ liberal and radical. The former two are minimalist concepts‚ concerned principally with equality of opportunity - the ‘beginning’ of the process. Conversely
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Explain /discuss issues of equality and diversity and ways to promote inclusion with your learners Equality is the need to provide all learners with equal opportunity. It is the duty of the teacher to ensure all students feel valued‚ are given the same rights of access to learning resources and are given equal help and support to develop their full potential without showing any favouritism. All students must be treated fairly without discrimination regardless of gender‚ marital status‚ sexual
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1. What is meant by diversity? Diversity refers to the fact that we are all different. Even though people have many things in common diversity recognises that people also have a lot of differences. This can be differences in religion‚ age‚ gender‚ beliefs and many more things we come across in daily life. 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
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Equality and diversity Introduction This blog will explain the difference between equality and diversity using text books and explain the ways that British Airways are equal and diverse. The difference between equality and diversity is that diversity is the acceptance that everyone is different‚ whether it being visibly such as gender and race‚ or non-visibly such as personality. It is about embracing these differences in the workplace whilst contributing towards organisational goals. (Mullins‚
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understand the diagnosis. Different Ethnic Groups may have a lower awareness of dementias and they are more prone to having more than one type of dementia linked in with medical problems and this can delay diagnosis‚ so they are not getting the support they need early on‚ There is also a stigma in some cultures‚ thinking they are possessed they are locked up with no treatment and sometimes even killed‚ so it can be difficult to breach this barrier making their experiences more harrowing. It can
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1. Identify the current legislation and codes of practice relevant to the promotion of equality and valuing of diversity. There are several current pieces of legislation relating to equality and diversity‚ including • UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (see……) • Every Child Matters • Children’s Act 1989 • Children’s Act 2004 • Human Rights Act 1998 The most recent act is the Equality Act 2010. Previous to this‚ equality legislation in this country was somewhat
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Throughout this essay I will look at and discuss the issues of equality and diversity. I will also look at ways to promote inclusion with the learner‚ and how to meet their needs; I will provide evidence and give examples of this. ‘Each of your learners is an individual who should be treated as an equal and with respect’ Wilson‚ L. (2008. pg. 27) As a lecturer it is essential to show equality in the learning environment. A lecturer must always treat all learners equally
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DEM 313 Equality‚ diversity and inclusion in dementia care practice 1.1 Explain why it is important to recognise and respect an individual’s heritage An individual’s heritage is about his culture‚ history or personal experiences it is important to recognise and respect them because it is what makes him individual and unique. If we know them we provide a person centre care and focus on individual’s choices and preferences‚ he will then feel valued and included. For example Muslim doesn’t eat pork
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