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Shona ThomasP2 – Describe discriminatory practice in Health and Social Care
Prejudice is when you judge someone before knowing them this can be based on their
appearance or what you’ve heard about them. Discriminatory practice is putting prejudice
into actions so it is when a person treats an individual or a group of people in a different way
to everyone else in a negative way. Prejudice and discrimination is usually based on race,
ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious
beliefs or political beliefs.
Stereotyping is a fixed idea or image which categorises people. Many people are stereotyped
on a daily basis but they are more commonly targeted at the elderly and adolescence of
today’s society. It is extremely hard to change people’s perceptions of a generation so a
stereotype usually lasts for a while.
Adolescence stereotyping
Teenagers are often stereotyped as chavs or thugs that always wear hoodies and trainers,
they are also stereotyped as being moody and being part of big groups who cause trouble,
when not all teenagers are like this. Teenagers are also stereotyped as having an addiction to
technology. These stereotypes of teenagers stick with them and makes it very hard to make
a positive first impression. A lot of teenagers get angry with being stereotyped continuously
so sometimes they play up to the name and become exactly what people want them to. So
when they go to seek medical help they maybe stereotyped as wasting people’s time, as well
as overreacting or not caring enough. This may make them avoid health and social care
settings due to feeling uncomfortable, this could mean that their health may begin to
deteriorate as they could begin to develop a more serious condition.
This can affect an individual in many ways as they will feel as though they have to change
themselves to be accepted, due to this they could miss out on important opportunities as
well as developing relationships with the people around them. They are likely to feel really
negative about themselves and angry with other people, it is also likely for them to isolate
themselves from others as they feel alone and unwanted. They are also far more likely to
miss school as they feel as though they are being judged continuously resulting in them
having less confidence and overall a lower self-concept. An example of adolescence
stereotyping is that teenagers are always very disrespectful towards people in our society.
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