Why is it important to promote equality recognise diversity and respect rights in health and social care?
1. to promote equality a) because in a democracy it is everyone’s right to have access to good health and social inclusion. Thus if any section of society is omitted then none of us can claim to be citizens of a democratic society. b) because everyone is also at physical risk, even if only some sections of society are initially exposed, to disease and ill health. 2.to respect rights and recognise diversity – because consciousness, self esteem, culture and physical health are interrelated nb this might mean having to provide extra resources particularly for people who do not yet share competence in the major language nb these high ideals are often held to, more in principle than in fact, in the majority of societies. This is because there are both passive and active (ie transfer of scarce resources) components of rights in all fields- education, health, justice, security, etc. In societies which emphasise individualism and demonise government intervention it is particularly difficult to
