P1 Explain the concepts of equality, diversity and rights in relation to health and social care
Abuse – This can be where any action can cause harm or injuries to another person. It is not all physical abuse there is mental abuse, sexual abuse, financial abuse, substance abuse, elder abuse and psychological abuse. Linking this to a health and social care setting someone who has a different religion or is a different coloured skin who works in a care home could receive racial abuse from service users or even other colleagues.
Beliefs – A belief is something someone believes in whether it be fiction or non-fiction. It is where people believe in things and have confidence in things in which they do believe in. This can be anything from God to ghosts. An example of this would be if someone believed in God and was a Christian, they would have the right to believe in this because everyone is entitled to their own opinions and beliefs.
Covert Discrimination – Covert discrimination means where people discriminate against someone sneakily behind their backs without the target necessarily knowing. This would be if someone with a different colour skin or if someone is homosexual, then they might be discriminated against by someone not paying them attention in class but speaking to the other students and giving them attention.
Difference – This is the differences in people. People can be different because of their age, colour of their skin, their gender, their religion or their accent or the language they speak. Just because someone may be different to the rest of the people say their living in the same home as people who are ‘normal’ then it doesn’t mean they should be treated differently to the other people who are either straight, white or English. Everyone has the right to be treated equally.
Disadvantage – A disadvantage is the bad side of things. It is where