Ethnic Diversity and Health

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The expiry date of this unit is 31/07/2026.

Overview

Framework:
Access to HE
Level:
Level 3
Unit No:
QU014008
Credits:
3
Guided learning hours:
Not available

Qualification Grading Type

Graded

Grade Descriptors

  • GD1-Understanding the subject
  • GD7-Quality

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.

Understand the concepts of "race" and "ethnicity.

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1

    Explain the biological, as opposed to the cultural, basis for differentiating groups.

  • 1.2.

    Explain the significance of race as a social definition.

2.

Understand the historical roots of racial inequality & subsequent discrimination.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1.

    Analyse the explanations of the historical roots of racism.

  • 2.2.

    Explain the differences between cultural and institutional racism, giving clear examples of each.

3.

Understand the issues surrounding ethnic minorities and social disadvantage in British society today.

Assessment Criteria

  • 3.1.

    Evaluate factors contributing to ethnic disadvantage.

  • 3.2

    Describe sociological explanations of racism.

4.

Understand the implications of ethnicity in relation to inequality in health care.

Assessment Criteria

  • 4.1.

    Compare and contrast, with examples, recent accounts of ethnic disadvantage in health care provision.