• Analyze and explain how attitudes and beliefs held privately by individuals, publicly by society at large, or institutionally by political figures affect which laws are passed, amended, enforced, and/or removed.
• Be sure to also consider how these attitudes impact the interpretation of existing laws and policies.
• Whenever possible, include examples of specific local, state, and national laws to justify your rationale.
• Focus specifically on laws that are relevant to the provision of human and social services.