Unit 2 Individual Rights – M1: Describe the problems associated with stereotyping, labelling and prejudice

| Problems this is associated with | Stereotyping | Stereotyping is when you judge a group of people who are different from you based on your or others opinions and encounters. They treat them based on how they were raised e.g. from their religion, skin colour or background. Stereotyping can create problems in many social situations like the workplace, at school, or in the local community. In a health and social care environment if a patient was treated inappropriately, by a member of staff, because of their skin colour this could lead to them being treated unfairly. For example, a staff member may not give them medication on the time or may not nurse them appropriately. This could lead to the patient conditions becoming worse and may leave them thinking that all staff are like this i.e. unhealthful.In addition, stereotyping can lead to a person missing opportunities. build relationships with certain types of people. For example: someone went for job but they refused him for his skin colour and religion it may also lead to aggressive actions toward others. A business sales representative who judges a customer based on appearance or dress may miss a chance to make a sale.An example of a stereotype is : you see someone walking down the street and they are walking crooked and they have a weird look on their face, in your head you could be thinking how this guy is a junkie and he is on drugs, or drunk etc.... but really he is just mentally ill. It may lead people afraid from him or stay away from him. Another example of stereotypes, back in the old days African Americans were considered animals and just that, they were one of the hardest workers, and people treated them like dirt just because they were stereotyping from just looking at one's skin colourThis