Unit 6 Task 3

In this assignment I am going to discuss different examples of discrimination, which will include direct/indirect, prejudice, stereotyping, labelling and abuse.
Direct
Direct discrimination is when someone is rude or offensive to someone or treats them less favourably because they see them as being different. An example of someone being discriminated directly is when someone is overweight and called nasty names in school.
Indirect
Indirect discrimination is when something is said to another person but not to them. An example of this is a care worker telling another care worker about what a service user is demanding how certain things are done.
Prejudice
Prejudice discrimination is when someone judges them without even knowing anything about them. Example of this is the way they look this could be their sexuality, gender or social class.
Stereotyping
Stereotyping discrimination is making assumptions about someone. Example of this is when people talk to older people slowly, loud and patronisingly because I assume they are deaf.
Labelling
Labelling discrimination is also linked to stereotyping by making assumptions about them. Example of this is someone meets a mother pushing her teenage son in a wheelchair and speaks to the mother over the head of her son, talking about him as if he isn’t there.
Abuse
There are different types of abuse discrimination; this can be, physical, verbal and sexual. Examples of these: if someone is living with a violent partner and they are physically assaulted all the time they are suffering physical abuse. Verbal abuse is when someone assaults a person verbally, such as insulting them and calling them names. Sexual abuse is when someone interferes with a person’s body without consent.
Personal Influences
There are many different personal differences people have about others, these can include someone’s