Equality, Diversity and Rights in Care Work.
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Susy Langley Student ID: 188552 '03 BTEC National Diploma in Care Joy Olanipekun Equality, Diversity and Rights in Care Work Unit 1: Assignment 1 Introduction This assignment will define the terms equality, diversity and rights from more than one source of information. It will also describe the importance of these within health settings such as hospitals, residential care homes etc. Task two explains the effects of inequality, discrimination and lack of rights when they occur in health services. Task 1 Equality Here are the definitions I found for equality: The state of being equal. The same size, quantity, quality, extent, level, status etc. (dictionary) All people have equal opportunities, the same rights under the law and the rights to services provided by the government on the basis of their needs. (BTEC National Care book) A state of being equal, treating al groups equally or the same. (Teachers notes) The right of different groups of people to have a similar social position and receive the...

