Attitudes and prejudices notes: -PREJUDICE DEFINITION = Attitude based on pre-judgements made about
others which lead to discrimination
Attitudes which are often
based on stereotypes
-individuals needing care are often vulnerable for a number of reasons: ill of health, first time service users and therefore unsure what to do -the individuals will be dependent on the care workers - the care workers will therefore need to provide an objective service without being prejudice > it will therefore be important to get an understanding of the patients views, opinions and beliefs to ensure no prejudice behaviour takes place -2 types of discrimination (DIRECT AND INDIRECT) DIRECT = directly disrespecting someone (e.g. talking to them disrespectfully) INDIRECT = accidently discriminating against someone e.g. only printing a leaflet in one language
Maslow's hierarchy of needs: Within Maslow's hierarchy of needs, each person needs to fulfil each section without being discriminated against in order to fulfil to their full potential - if they experience discrimination they will not grow and progress
Where are prejudice attitudes learnt? The two key concepts include: Primary and Secondary Socialisation..... Primary socialisation = learning norms and values in the early stages of life - through the family Secondary socialisation = happens later in life - e.g. education, media, peers, work
Effects of attitudes and prejudices on service users: health and well-being self-esteem and sense of empowerment unfair treatment - direct and indirect discrimination
Rights and responsibilities: -legislations help to address the service users fundamental human rights Every Child Matters >began in 2003 - the aim of the legislation is to support children in the following ways: staying healthy, staying safe, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution, achieving economic well-being PoVA >(protection of vulnerable adults) a scheme that acts as an enforcement to ban those professionals who have harmed someone within their care Disability discrimination act > laws aimed at reducing discrimination against those with disabilities Race relations act > 1965 - the first legislation in the UK to address racial discrimination Sex discrimination act > protecting individuals on the ground of discrimination against someone's sex Equality Bill > protecting against age discrimination
Pedagogy: -ask pupils to write their own definition of what they believe prejudice and discrimination means (get them to explain their definitions to their partner - talk to learn) -give examples of both prejudice and discriminatory behaviour - ask pupils to identify between the two -give examples of indirect and direct discrimination - let pupils guess which is which -Maslow's hierarchy: split the class into 5 groups - give each group a section of the triangle to work on - they must design a presentation (of how they wish) to explain all factors in regards to their section and any influencing factors etc > they will then teach the rest of the class -each pupil is given a case study of a person - they must decide which legislations fit that person and write a detailed discussion as to why -PowerPoint presentation on one legislation done individually by pupils > ask them to include how the legislation will help to prevent prejudice attitudes and discriminatory behaviour