Equality and Diversity

NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Equality and Diversity
Unit 1: Exploring Equality and Diversity

Assessment

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1. What is meant by diversity?
Diversity means where people appreciate many peoples characteristic that make them unique as an individual. For example age, gender, disability’s,…etc.

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.

3. Explain how the variations in question 2 contribute to the diversity of the community.

4. Give some examples to explain how diversity: • Enhances your life • Enhances the local community • Enhances this country.

5. Describe what it means to respect people’s differences and why it is important to respect differences.
Everyone has their rights against discrimination. Just because people may think differently about your culture, disability or anything other they should still hold back what they think about people like you would to. If we don’t respect people’s differences we would be discriminating against them which are unfair to anyone. People should respect who people are or what they want to be.

6. For a person you know, describe the individual factors that make him / her who they are.

Name: Jodie cooper

|Defining factors |Brief description |
|Physical characteristics |Originally mousey brown hair, blue eyes, really large eye lashes. |
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|Emotions |She is a loving and caring independent likes to have her own space |
| |honest about anything. |
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|Likes and dislikes |She likes Hindi, rock, |
| |Rnb, rap music she’s obsessive over Eminem She dislikes tomato |
| |sauce, people talking over her, clingy people. |
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|Values and beliefs |She follows the Christianity belief but she has not been baptised. |
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7. Describe yourself in terms of: • Personal interests • Religion / culture • Geography.

I am a sixteen year old girl I like rap music my favourite rap star is Eminem im also in to other genres of music like rock Hindi rnb and many more I was baptised and I follow the beliefs of Christianity.

8. What is meant by having multiple identities? Give three examples in relation to people you know.

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9. What is meant by shared identity?
Where people have the same characteristics as other people. Like for example say a group of friends all like one singer and the same foods and the same clothes where they have lots in common it’s called a shared identity.

10. Explain and give examples of how an individual can identify themselves as belonging to a number of different groups.

11. Describe yourself in terms of your multiple identities.

12. What is meant by stereotyping and labelling?
Stereotyping is something that signifies certain types of individuals such as race, or a group of people. Sometimes stereotyping can be a good thing. Labelling is where a person judges someone by there characteristics discriminating against them.

13. Explain why some people stereotype others.

14. Provide two examples of the damaging effects that stereotyping and labelling can have on people.

15. Provide at least two examples of the way stereotyping is perpetuated in society.

16. Define prejudice and discrimination.

17. Explain how people may develop prejudices.

18. Describe the following types of discrimination.

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|Dual discrimination | |
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|Multiple discrimination | |
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|Positive discrimination | |
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|Discrimination arising out of disability | |
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|Discrimination by association | |
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19. What is meant by the term protected characteristics?

20. What is the difference between direct and indirect discrimination? Give two examples to illustrate your point.

21. Describe the effects that discrimination and prejudice can have on people.

22. Describe what equal opportunities means in relation to: • Education • Housing • Healthcare • Employment.

23. Outline the inequality problems that persist in terms of pay for men and women.

24. Identify and briefly describe two other signs of inequality.

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