Policy And Advocacy - Chapter 11, The Challenges of a Diverse Society

Policy And Advocacy

LEARNING RESOURCES

· DiNitto, D. M., & Johnson, D. H. (2016).  Social welfare: Politics and public policy (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.

· Chapter 11, “The Challenges of a Diverse Society: Gender and Sexual Orientation” (pp. 427–470)

· Lind, A. (2004).  Legislating the family: Heterosexist bias in social welfare policy frameworksLinks to an external site. .  Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 31(4), 21–35. Retrieved from http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/jrlsasw31&div=45&id=&page=

· United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner. (n.d.).  About LGBTI people and human rightsLinks to an external site. . Retrieved from https://www.ohchr.org/en/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity/about-lgbti-people-and-human-rights

· United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner. (2017b).  The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Links to an external site. Retrieved from http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/UDHRIndex.aspx

ASSIGNMENT

· What was your perspective on the role of policy before beginning the course?

· How has your perspective on the role of policy changed because of this course?

· Explain how you see the effects of policy on your community differently since taking this course.

· Explain how you see communities in need differently since taking this course. Explain your perspective on how policy affects those communities.

· Explain how you see communities with less need differently since taking this course. Explain your perspective on how policy affects those communities.