1. The Basis for Discrimination
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2. Lesson Objectives To recognise discriminatory practice.
To discuss the effects of discriminatory practice.
To relate discriminatory practice to health and social care.

3. What types of discriminatory practice are there?
Discriminatory practice: types, eg infringement of rights, covert or overt abuse of power, prejudice,
stereotyping, labelling, bullying, abuse
Infringing people’s rights
Covert Abuse of power
Overt abuse of power
Prejudice
Stereotyping
Labelling
Bullying
Abuse

4. The Effects of Discriminatory Practice
Marginalisation
Disempowerment
Low Self Esteem and self identity
Restricted opportunities
Negative behaviours e.g aggression or criminal behaviour
Marginalisation – treating people as if they are insignificant. In health and social care no one should be marginalised.
Disempowerment – making a person less powerful or less confident
Low self esteem and self identity – making them feel depressed and worthless
Restricted opportunities – not being able to access health care provision
Negative behaviour – people experiencing hardship might take their frustrations out on others. May have anger management issues that they take out on others.

5. Small group research task (timed activity)
In pairs research each of these words and give a case study to explain each one…….
Lets see if you can link these to health and social care.

6. The Stanford Prison Experiment
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What happens when you put good people in an evil place?

7. Plenary Activity What have we learned from Stanford?
Activities undertaken
Tools of Discrimination
Types of discrimination seen
Discrimination

8. Task Think about the short clip of film and your case study.
Answer the following questions:
What form does the discrimination take?
What effect does the discrimination have on the individual?
In what settings might this discrimination take place?

9. Ageism a definition
“someone being treated unfavourably because of their age without justification or harassed or victimised because of their age.
(Stretch and Whitehouse 2010 p: 66)

10. Ageism
Health and social care services have made some progress in tackling age discrimination‚ but people in later life still report feeling that they have had second class treatment and care simply because of their age.
For example‚ your doctor may not refer you to a consultant because of your date of birth‚ or inappropriate comments may be made about your age while you are in hospital. You might even be pushed into a care home you don’t want, or be refused specific social services because of your age.

11. What is the key thing you have learnt today?

12. Plenary Exercise

13. References