P3 Equality, Diversity and Sociological Perspectives

amalgamate 2 EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES P3 In this task, in sacrifice-to doe withity testament be be, call fors of unlikeness and its clear knowledge and understanding of the consequences. The potential effects of discrimination on overhaul users in Dungrowin House go forth be described. These sexist practices on divine service users motive, self-esteem, behaviour and opportunities will be looked at. Discrimination could be define as single out a particular person or group for worse or better treatment than others, tally to Penguin Group dictionary (2004).It is against the practice of law to discriminate service users in wellness and affable cargon. According to Stretch and White tolerate (2010), discrimination is when one person treats other person or group unfairly, by non giving them equal treatment based on their prejudice. There be other slipway in which service users can be discriminated against. These could be age, class, farming, gender, health status, race, piety and sexuality. Discrimination can occur in all this forms. In Dungrowin house, two the practising Jew and human immunodeficiency virus positive service users argon being discriminated against.Similar study Equality and DiversityThe service users suffer discrimination based on their culture and health status. Most of the nursing staffs in Dungrowin house whitethorn not be comfortable with the practising Jew or the human immunodeficiency virus positive service users and may discriminate against them. There be three levels of discrimination that service users create suffered in Dungrowin house. They are individual level, institutional level and cultural level. These anti-Semite(prenominal) practices have potential effects on the service users in Dungrowin house. unmarried level discrimination This happens where a person is single out and treat differently, negatively chargedly.This may include violence, insults and exclusions. In Dungrowin house, service users may suffer this level of discrimination especially the practicing Jew and human immunodeficiency virus positive service users. The practicing Jew may be excluded from service users activities, will not be given his/her kosher meal, will not be given the chance to practice his /her faith and some(prenominal) more. For the HIV positive service user the attitudes of the nursing staffs will be negative, will insult him/her for contracting the disease and no one may be willing to get into contact with him/her.Institutional level discrimination This happens where government or institution systems and practices exclude certain groups or persons from accessing its resources. In Dungrowin, there is that level of discrimination. This is because it is a residential care home for the elderly. This means if you are not elderly you cannot be tempered. They discriminate against age. Cultural level discrimination This happens when people absorb the values, beliefs and ideas deeply that they do not challenge negative stereotypes or behaviours. They tend to accept the discrimination to normal or okay.In Dungrowin house, the practicing Jew and HIV positive service users will just accept the discriminatory practices to be normal. This could be the fact that they have complained about the nursing staffs bad practices or abuse and nothing have been done by management. Service users will just have to accept what they go through at the pass of the nursing staffs. According Rasheed, Hetherington and Irvine (2010), there are two types discriminatory practices. They are direct (overt) and indirect (covert). Direct discrimination is usually quite clear, plain and straight to the abuser.For example, in Dungrowin house nursing staffs will tell the HIV positive service user it is his/her fault that he/she finds him/her self in that situation (verbal abuse). The practicing Jew will be told he/she is having what everybody is eating. Indirect discrimination is trying to prove, it may occur when people seem as though they are being treated alike. This got to do with bad attitudes and body languages. For example, in Dungrowin house the HIV service user will always be treated with gloves and the nursing staffs will be avoiding im/her (non-verbal communication). With the practicing Jew, he/she will be excluded from service users activities without notice. All of these discriminatory practices have potential effects on service users motivation, self-esteem, behaviour and opportunities. Discriminating against service users does not motivation and self-esteem. It will disapprove them from recovering from their illness. In the case of the HIV positive and practicing Jew service users, since they are discriminated against in Dungrowin house they have low or no motivation and self-esteem.No one wants to come close to them, use abusive language at them and are denied their privileges in Health and Social care. This discrimination against them will call for service users behaviour. In the case of HIV positive and practicing Jew, they may queer to commit suicide or self harm. They may be gaga with themselves as to why this is happening to them. Since service users are discriminated against their opportunities are limited. The HIV positive and practicing Jew service users are denied of their rights and abuse in all situations.They have no choice of how they are suppose to be treated. Discrimination was defined to be singling out a particular person or group for worse or better treatment than others. People or person can be discriminated against for being different. This could be in terms of their age, class, culture, gender, health status, race, religion and sexuality. There are three levels of discrimination. Which are individual level, institutional level and cultural level. There are also two types of discrimination, direct (overt) and indirect (covert).Discrimination has potential effects on service users and should be dishear tened at all levels not just in Health and Social care. Nursing staffs should follow the care value base, policies and legislation provided by their association, agencies and the government. It is against the law to discriminate against service users. BIBLIOGRAPHY ? Strech B, Whitehouse M (2010). Health and Social. Essex Edexcel. ? Penguin Group (2004). Pocket English Dictionary. London Penguin Books ? Rasheed E, Hetherington Alison and Irvine J. (2010). Health and Social Care. London Edexcel.