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Anglesey Gov - Equality terms Category: Business and Law > Equality terms Date & country: 27/03/2017, UK Words: 18

Unwitting Racism
This can arise because of lack of understanding, ignorance or mistaken beliefs. It can arise from well-intentioned but patronising words or actions. It can arise from unfamiliarity with the behaviour or cultural traditions of people or families from minority ethnic communities.

Social Model of Disability
This proposes that barriers and prejudice and exclusion by society (purposely or inadvertently) are the ultimate factors defining who is disabled and who is not in a particular society.

Social Exclusion
The term describes what happens to people who are deprived of good quality housing, suffer unemployment, low incomes, poor health or live in areas of high crime level.

Racist Incident
A racist incident is one which is perceived to be racist by a victim or by any other person.

Racism
Racism in general terms consists of conduct or words or practices which disadvantage or advantage people because of their colour, culture or origin. In its more subtle form, it is as damaging as when in its overt form.

Race Relations
Relations between people of different racial groups. ’ Racial groups’ mean a group of persons defined by reference to colour, race, nationality, or ethnic or national origins, and references to a person’s racial group refers to any racial group into which they fall.

Perception Discrimination
This is direct discrimination against an individual because others think they possess a particular protected characteristic. It applies even if the person does not actually possess that characteristic. Victimisation occurs, for example, where an employee is singled out for using their workplace complaints procedure or exercising their legal rights.

Positive Action
Measures that employers may lawfully take to meet special needs.

Prejudice
Literally means `pre-judgement, forming a view about a person in advance`. For example, racial prejudice is having a negative opinion or attitude about an individual or group based solely upon their race or skin colour.

Monitoring
The process of collecting, analysing and evaluating information to measure performance, progress or change.

Diversity
Diversity literally means `variety`. Valuing diversity means valuing people and recognising that everyone is unique/different but of equal worth.

Equality of Opportunity
This means treating people fairly without bias or discrimination, and always within the law. Everyone should be entitled to the same opportunities without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, disability, age or personal circumstances.

Medical Model of Disability
Under this model of disability, disabled people’s inability to join in society is seen as a direct result of having an impairment and not as the result of, features of our society which can be changed.

Discrimination
Unfavourable or detrimental treatment which consists of words or practices which disadvantage or advantage people because of their colour, culture or ethnic origin, nationality, religious belief, gender, disability, sexuality, age, geographical location or other status. Direct discrimination occurs when one person is treated less favourably than another on grounds of any of the protected characteristics.

Discriminatory Incident
An incident of discrimination is any incident which is perceived to be discriminatory by the victim or any other person.

Action Plan
A practical and realistic plan, with an agreed timetable, showing how a policy or strategy will be implemented.

Adverse Impact
A significant difference in patterns of representation or outcomes between groups or individuals, with the difference amounting to a detriment for one or more groups or individuals. Any identified adverse impact in relation to protected groups needs to be addressed when assessing policies or practices.

Disability
The definition of disability is broad: `A physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long term adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day to day activities`