Equality and Diversity

1. What is meant by diversity?

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.

recognising the individual and cultural differences of people you are supporting is the first step in being able to Tailor support and setting up a culturally and psychologically safe enviroment . Another words if you do not understand your clients culture back ground you won't be able meet the clients needs when setting up his care plan.

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

Name:

Defining factors Brief description

Physical characteristics

Emotions

Likes and dislikes

Values and beliefs

7. Describe yourself in terms of:

• Personal interests

• Religion / culture

• Geography

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

Example 1:

Example 2:

Example 3:

9. What is meant by 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

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.

17. Explain how people may develop prejudices

18. Describe the following types of discrimination.

Type of discrimination Description

Dual discrimination

Multiple discrimination Positive discrimination

Discrimination arising out of disability

Discrimination by association

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.