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Learning objectives:
1. Define discrimination
2. Identify the groups that face discrimination
3. Know the bases of discrimination
4. Know the ways in which people can be discriminated against
5. Know the effects of discrimination
Independent studyFind an article about discrimination. Prepare to
summarise it to the group. Consider the following:
1. How is it discrimination?
2. Identify whether it is an example of direct or indirect discrimination.
3. What is the basis of discrimination?
4. What is the effect on the individual?
Jane Elliot experimenthttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/
divided/etc/view.html
Watch the above video. Consider the following:
1. What role does secondary socialisation play in the outcome of the experiment?
2. How did the children’s behaviour change?
3. Was the experiment successful?
4. What effect did the experiment have on their academic performance
What is discrimination?To discriminate means to show
preference, or to choose.
Discrimination is considering a type of person to be less value than one’s own or to deliberately act against a group of people or to favour one group above another.
Watch the following clips:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7VbzzfMAuc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN05UfmIAh4
The
Queen
A homeless person
A child
BOMB SHELTER Who would you save?
The Queen
Priest
Homeless person
Refuse collector
Graduate
Punk
Muslim woman
Child
Disabled man
Healthy young woman
Old man
Bases of discriminatio
n
culture
disability
age
Social class
gendersexuality
Health status
Family status
Cognitive ability
Groups of society likely to face discrimination
In pairs, choose one of the groups of society and brainstorm the ways in which they may be discriminated against.
Think of stereotypes people may have, who might show them discrimination? what problems could the discrimination cause?
Discriminatory practicesPhysically assaulting
Making assumptions
Excluding people from opportunities and activities
Negative non-verbal communication
Avoiding
Verbally abusing
Devaluing
Physically assaulting
Excluding people from activities
Excluding people from opportunities
A disproportionate number of African Caribbean men are diagnosed with schizophrenia, leading some people to believe that the entire theory of schizophrenia is based on racist ideas.
African Caribbean men are also more likely than their white counterparts to be inpatients on mental health wards, to receive invasive medical treatments (e.g. electroconvulsive therapy) rather than talking treatments (e.g. psychotherapy or counselling), and to be re-admitted to hospital after discharge into the community.
(http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Factsheets/Men/)
Verbal abuse
Avoiding
Making assumptions
Can you think of a time when you have faced
discrimination? How did it make you feel?
The effects of attitudes and prejudice on health & well being
What attitudes and prejudices might health practitioners have about this person?
What are the short term and long term effects on this person ?
What are the physical, intellectual, emotional and
social effects of discrimination.
Divide into 4 groups. Produce a poster for the display for one
of the above.
What are the physical effects of discrimination?
High blood pressure
Comfort eating
Drinking alcohol
Taking drugs
Increase in stress hormones and their associated risks
Physical injury
Self harm
May not comply with advice
What are the intellectual effects of discrimination? Poor academic performance
Boredom
Lack of stimulation can result in mental illness
What are the psychological effects of
discrimination Low self-esteem
Disempowered
Sense of helplessness
Feel unsafe/ frightened
Insecure
Stressed
ashamed
Embarrassed humiliated
Lack confidence
Angry
Frustrated
annoyed
Devalued
victimised
What are the social effects of discrimination?
Withdrawn/ isolated
Poverty
Family/relationship breakdown
Unemployment / poor job prospects
May not return to the service
May not want to use other services
Self-esteem Self-esteem is understanding ourselves, having self-awareness
which leads us to forming an opinion about ourselves.
Self esteem involves 1) having knowledge about ourselves 2) receiving feedback from other people
Therefore our self-esteem will be influenced by the experiences we have and the way people treat us. Self esteem needs to be built up and encouraged in the caring process.
How can discrimination affect self-esteem?
Describe an individual with a..
high self-esteem Low self-esteem
Describe a person with…High self-esteem
Can relate to people
View life positively
Value themselves as a person
Expect others to value them
Low self-esteem
Will not feel good about themselves
Will not like their own image
May not relate well to others
Feel others do not value them
Feel they are unable to make a worthwhile contribution
Low opinion of themselves
Have you a high or low self-esteem? What has
contributed to this?
EmpowermentWhat does empowerment mean?
How can care workers empower service users?
How can discrimination disempower a person who uses services?
Question BoxWrite down three emotional
effects of discrimination
Independent Study1. Explain the possible long term effects
of discrimination on an individual’s health and well-being
2. Explain the possible short term effects of discrimination on an individual’s health and well-being