Assignment task: Social Work History and Social Welfare policy
The Political Is Personal: Civil Rights Policy Interviews
Choose one of the policies listed below and interview someone who could be or is directly affected by the passage of the identified policy. You may interview friends, co-workers, acquaintances, and so on.
- DACA
- The DREAM Act
- VAWA
- VOCA
- Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Jr. Act
- United States v. Windsor
- Federal funding for Planned Parenthood
During your interview, summarize the policy for the person being interviewed. You can ask the person what the policy means to them, what their experiences would be like without the policy, and/or how they have benefited from it. You can also ask what they would like to see changed or improved in relation to the policy.
In your post, report on the significance of this policy to the life experiences of the person who you interviewed and summarize the answers to the questions you asked.