Prejudice and discrimination

Awareness of Equality and diversity

Learning outcome 1: Understand the meeaning of the term equality

Picture quiz

You will be shown a picture and then asked to make a judgement.

Once you have made a judgement an explantion of the picture will be made.

Religious or racist?

Make your judgement on the next slide >

Multiple Choice

Was it religious or racist?

• Religious

• Racist

Semana Santa

• Christian religious festival.

• Celebrated in Spain over Holy week leading up to Easter.

• Dates back to 16th century.

• Participants walk the streets repenting their sins, hence the hooded face to conceal their identity.

Under the UK Offensive Weapons Act 2019, it is illegal to...

carry a knife in public without good reason - unless it’s a knife with a folding blade 3 inches long (7.62 cm) or less.

Legal or illegal in the UK?

Make your jugdement on the next slide >

Multiple Choice

Is the knife legal or illegal in the UK?

• Legal

• Illegal

It's legal if you are a practising Sikh.

• Worn as part of a Sikhs sign of faith.

• Used in religious and cultural ceremonies.

• The Offensive Weapons Act has an amendment by which Sikhs will be allowed to carry kirpans and use it during religious and cultural functions.

UK legislation states

All motorcyclists and pillion passengers must wear protective helmets. Helmets must comply with the regulations and should be fastened securely. This applies to riders of motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, tricycles and quad bikes.

Are these motorcyclists breaking UK traffic law?

Make your judgement on the next slide >

Multiple Choice

Are they breaking UK traffic law

• Breaking the law

• Within the law

Legal

•  The motorcycle Crash-Helmets (Religious Exemption) Act, 1976.​

• Sikh riders who routinely wear a turban as an expression of their religious beliefs cannot be fine or charged with a motoring offence if they fail to wear a helmet whilst riding their motorbike.

Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 1992 

On almost all construction sites the risks of head injury are such that the law requires head protection to be worn.

Is this construction worker working lawfully?

Make your judgment on the next slide >

Multiple Choice

Working lawfully or unlawfully?

• Lawful

• Unlawful

Illegal

• Amendments to the Employment act 1989 exempts turban-wearing Sikhs from any legal requirement to wear a safety helmet in a workplace, including a construction site.

• The amendmant only exempts Sikhs no other religions are recognised.

• The wearing of hair in dreadlocks by Rastafarians is believed to be spiritual.

Prejudice

preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. The word comes from the Latin "pre" (before) and "judge".

Discrimination

the practice of unfairly treating a person or group differently from other people or groups of people 

Open Ended

How do you think we can reduce prejudice and discrimination?