Unit 2, Equality, Diversity and Rights – P1, Concepts and Discriminatory and
Anti-discriminatory Practices Kieran Richards
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Terminology Grid
Terminology Definition Example
Equality Being equal. Especially in rights and People from different backgrounds.
opportunities. Everyone being treated the same in the
(Google.com) classroom.
Equity Quality of fair and impartial Two employees doing the same job. Being
(Google.com) paid the same amount.
Diversity Understanding that everyone is College class of people from different
unique and accepting the backgrounds.
differences. These can be race,
ethnic background, gender, sexual
orientation, age, ability (Physical
and mental) and beliefs.
(Google.com dictionary)
Rights Moral or legal entitlement Human rights – One human right is a
(Google.com) freedom of thought.
(https://www.youthforhumanrights.org/w
hat-are-human-rights/universal-
declaration-of-human-rights/articles-16-
30.html)
Opportunity A chance to do something Having the opportunity to do something
big life being able to go to University
Difference A way in which people are Everyone is different but in the same
dissimilar. (google.com) ways. So race, gender, sexuality,
physical/mental ability, personality
(beliefs, temperament, attitude, thoughts,
behaviour)
Discrimination Unjust or prejudicial treatment of Treating someone differently because of a
different categories of people. disability.
(google.com)
Overt - Discriminate openly (google.com) Racism Groups such as White Nationalist
Discrimination
Covert – Disguised discrimination (google Discrimination sent via anonymous
Discrimination dictionary) messages
Stereotyping Fixed belief about a group of “Asians have better math ability”
people. (Wikipedia.org)
(https://www.simplypsychology.org
/katz-braly.html)
Labelling Someone getting labelled as Someone calling a person with tattoos a
something because of who they are criminal.
or something that could be false.
Prejudice An opinion you have due to a Believing that the homeless are just lazy.
reason or actual experiences, but
you don’t act on it
Disadvantage A condition that decreases the Someone being excluded because of the
chance of achievement/success. ethnic background
Beliefs Thinking that something exists or it Muslims believing in Allah and
true without there being any Mohammad PBUH. Christians believing in
evidence. God and Jesus
Values Something that a person may think Some individuals may value a possession.
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Anti-discriminatory Practices Kieran Richards
10223177
Terminology Grid
Terminology Definition Example
Equality Being equal. Especially in rights and People from different backgrounds.
opportunities. Everyone being treated the same in the
(Google.com) classroom.
Equity Quality of fair and impartial Two employees doing the same job. Being
(Google.com) paid the same amount.
Diversity Understanding that everyone is College class of people from different
unique and accepting the backgrounds.
differences. These can be race,
ethnic background, gender, sexual
orientation, age, ability (Physical
and mental) and beliefs.
(Google.com dictionary)
Rights Moral or legal entitlement Human rights – One human right is a
(Google.com) freedom of thought.
(https://www.youthforhumanrights.org/w
hat-are-human-rights/universal-
declaration-of-human-rights/articles-16-
30.html)
Opportunity A chance to do something Having the opportunity to do something
big life being able to go to University
Difference A way in which people are Everyone is different but in the same
dissimilar. (google.com) ways. So race, gender, sexuality,
physical/mental ability, personality
(beliefs, temperament, attitude, thoughts,
behaviour)
Discrimination Unjust or prejudicial treatment of Treating someone differently because of a
different categories of people. disability.
(google.com)
Overt - Discriminate openly (google.com) Racism Groups such as White Nationalist
Discrimination
Covert – Disguised discrimination (google Discrimination sent via anonymous
Discrimination dictionary) messages
Stereotyping Fixed belief about a group of “Asians have better math ability”
people. (Wikipedia.org)
(https://www.simplypsychology.org
/katz-braly.html)
Labelling Someone getting labelled as Someone calling a person with tattoos a
something because of who they are criminal.
or something that could be false.
Prejudice An opinion you have due to a Believing that the homeless are just lazy.
reason or actual experiences, but
you don’t act on it
Disadvantage A condition that decreases the Someone being excluded because of the
chance of achievement/success. ethnic background
Beliefs Thinking that something exists or it Muslims believing in Allah and
true without there being any Mohammad PBUH. Christians believing in
evidence. God and Jesus
Values Something that a person may think Some individuals may value a possession.
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