This research examines the literature on diversity within the UK construction industry. This research has been prepared for Birmingham City University individual master's project, as my proposal and literature review. This proposal consists of literature on aspects of diversity in the Construction Industry. Focusing on four main aspects of diversity pertaining to the industry, ethnicity, disability, gender and age. The information acquired from anthropological and sociological research shows that the implementation of positive diversity practice pushes creative boundaries, (Mark Thompson,...
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Everyone is unique. Diversity is a variety of different objects or people. Meanings can vary from being different to having different thoughts or opinions. It can be based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies. The concept of diversity deals with respect and acceptance. Types of Diversity The types of diversity can be defined on infinite number of bases, as there are many characteristics that differentiate people. For example,...
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Introduction In this essay, we are asked to write an essay on diversity and equality within health care. We are to answer two case studies in this essay. I will start by answering the case studies and use assessment criteria as sub-heading to make my essay much easy to understand. Case study 1 A trainee has approached you with a request not to have to deal with a patient because they feel she is treating them in a racist manner....
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From the time we wake up in the morning, to the time we go to sleep at night, we are always cycling through emotions. Both positive feelings and negative feelings are experienced daily. How often do we, as college students, delve into each range within a twenty-four hour period, though? There is no simple answer to this question, because we go through many emotions, moods, and feelings in that amount of time. For example, happiness and sadness are two general...
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Social justice is the principle of being fairly treated with the distribution between wealth, opportunities and privileges in society. The idea of inclusivity of diversity and being supportive of all different people and their circumstance. There are three different principles of social justice. This is to ensure all people are provided sufficient resources and to empower them to improve or have better health. Equity is the first principle where the concept is of everybody having a fair allocation of resources...
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In 2020 World Bank’s report on “Getting to Work: Unlocking Women's Potential in Sri Lanka's Labor Force”, Sri Lanka ranked 20th place in the largest gender gap in labor force participation at the workplace with a low rate of 36%. This comes as surprising as the results contrast with Sri Lanka’s achievements in Human Capital Development such as high levels of female education and low total fertility rates. According to the analysis, the World Bank report highlights the main reasons...
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All black individuals are criminals. This a sentence that may be shocking but is an example of an ecological fallacy that has become so ‘normalized’ within society; the concept that the white majority is less likely to be perpetrators in crime but victims. Most people have a belief that we all deserve to be treated with equal rights, equal punishments, and equality; the story behind race and crime paints quite a different picture. Exploring the influence of ethnicity on criminality...
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“Being black in U.S. society means always having to be prepared for antiblack actions by whites – in most places and at many times of the day, week, month, or year. Being black means living with various types of racial discrimination from cradle to grave” (Feagin, 167). Racial discrimination is still happening today and is currently affecting the life chances and life situations of the minorities in the United States that have witnessed discrimination. So, that is when we ask...
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A Way Forward It is evident that the relationship between race and class is far more intricate than popular belief. Since the industrializing era, the class has become far more important than race in terms of life chances and success. It is for this reason that Wilson believes that race-specific policies are inefficient and unproductive. A growing economic divide exists between the lower-class and middle-class blacks. Unfortunately, race-specific policies such as Affirmative Action Programs brought out in the 1960s only...
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Blackness is both a historical and critical position through which Whiteness is rewritten such as to encompass the world's diversity There is no one way to define “Blackness”. Does Blackness identify with a particular character trait or does it solely have to do with having a ‘dark complexion? For a long time in America, being dark was equated to having African heritage or having a darker skin tone that was not white. In any case, not every person fits conveniently...
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Introduction “Teachers' recognition of the multimodal practices available to children through their homes, communities and popular culture enriches and extends the possibilities for literacy teaching” (Martello, 2007). In this modern technological world, there have been significant changes occurring where children are exposed to an abundance of literacy experiences, well before they enter school. Children’s experience of literacies is shaped by their personal, social, and cultural factors. Although some would argue Martello’s statement is entirely correct; educators can have a positive...
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