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Module One Journal One: Diversity Wheel
Colleen White
Cultural Awareness Southern New Hampshire University
CJ-120: Cultural Awareness In Criminal Justice
Professor Tim Dawson
October 29, 2023
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My personal experience with discrimination was in the form of systemic
discrimination in the health care system. Systemic discrimination in health care is
aimed at the elderly, and is experienced at all stages, all times, and all places
providing care to the elderly. My mom was denied a surgery for an aortic aneurysm
categorized as life threatening due to it's size. She was denied this surgery based on
her age as opposed to her medical history. The age discrimination when viewed with
the diversity wheel is reflected in all layers. The Era layer is representative of the
current cultures view of the elderly, and the organizational layer is representative of
the medical field. External factors such as family status, appearances, mental ability
are seen with older patients not having family around them, appear frail, or take
longer to express themselves. Daniel Perry, executive director of Alliance For Aging
Research stated, "Ageism is a particularly apparent and especially damaging frame of
mind that surfaces all too often in healthcare settings where older patients
predominate.” (agingreserch.org) That is so true. Perry went on to say, " Like other
patterns of bias – such as racism and sexism – these attitudes diminish us all, but they
can be downright deadly to older people in receiving healthcare.” The challenges,
effects, and consequences of ageism in healthcare are depicted on the diversity wheel.
Factors in Era and Organizational layers aid in the progression of ageism. My mom died on April 20,2023, because a doctors discriminatory practice of
ageism. She was vivacious and full of life, and did not have to die. Until now, I did
not know how to articulate this issue appropriately. After reading and watching this
weeks resources, I was able to research this topic with way better results.
Unfortunately, the answers come to little to late for my mom, but I can respond to this
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discriminatory method of practice in the right way in hopes of sparing someone else
from enduring mental and emotional anguish I am forced to endure.
Resources
Alliance Exposes Widespread Ageism in U.S. Healthcare
, MAY 19, 2003
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https://www.agingresearch.org/news/alliance-exposes-widespread-ageism-in-u-s-
healthcare
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