Sociology Assessment (Digital Risk) 2022

Running head: SOCIOLOGY ASSESSMENT
Sociology Assessment
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SOCIOLOGY ASSESSMENT1
1. Understanding what is meant by, “Dignity of Risk”, and how it is applied to the
Child Services Sector
“The term “Dignity of Risk” is essentially a notion that self-determination as well as the
right to take risks of a reasonable nature are necessary for self-esteem, and dignity and that
overly cautious caregivers, who are concerned about their duties of responsibilities and care
ought not to impede this dignity of risk.1 The concept of dignity of care can be applied to elderly
people who are placed under the supervision and responsibility of care givers, people who have
mental health problems and people who live with disabilities2. Dignity of Risk as a concept can
also be applied to services pertaining to child care especially for children who live with
disabilities. Parents or care givers of children who have disabilities want to protect them and
keep them from harm at all costs, and in the process end up preventing their children from
participating in physical and other activities that could possibly bring them harm because of their
disabilities. Such parents or care givers should leave it to their children to decide whether they
desire partaking in such activities or not, and if they do, should allow them to engage in the
concerned activities, keeping a strict eye on them in the process to avert them from getting hurt
instead of denying their children the right to get involved in the activities altogether. By doing
so, they will be according the children the dignity of risk, letting them self-determine whether
they want to get involved in the risk or not, and supervising them well enough to ensure they
don’t get hurt.3
1 Case, Mary Anne. "Abortion, the Disabilities of Pregnancy, and the Dignity of Risk." U of Chicago, Public Law
Working Paper 705 (2019)
2 Chapman, Richard A. "Creating Communities in Which Everyone Belongs: A Case Study in Supported Decision-
Making." In Promoting Social Inclusion: Co-Creating Environments that Foster Equity and Belonging, pp. 195-200.
Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019
3 Vellani, Fayyaz. Understanding disability discrimination law through geography. Routledge, 2016.