Assignment: Interview - Family Influence (Part B)

Application Assignment: Week 3 Family Influence Interview

Using the following interview questions, audio- or video-record an interview with a colleague or friend regarding their discomforts and views related to bias and the role their family had in influencing these views. You will not be submitting these answers as part of your assignment, but you will be asked to quote your interviewee in Part B of this assignment, which you will complete in Week 4.

1. In what ways, if any, was your family diverse? 2. Did you have a diverse group of friends growing up? Were there certain friends

who did not come to your house or were not allowed to come over? 3. Were you encouraged to play with certain kids and discouraged (or disallowed)

to play with others? How was this communicated to you? What messages might this have this communicated to you?

4. What ways did your family communicate their beliefs about various social/cultural/racial groups to you?

5. Did anyone of your family warn you about specific groups of people? What did they say? How did this influence you?

6. Do you remember ever witnessing your family being covertly or overtly prejudice towards another person due to their social group membership?

7. Do you remember ever witnessing others treating your family with bias or being in situations that were biased toward your family?

8. When you were a child do you remember your family openly discussing "isms" such as racism, homophobia, sexism, and ableism? Explain these conversations. Were conversations open and comfortable? Were their certain taboo topics? If the conversations did not occur, what messages might you have internalized by their omission?

9. Have your views of different social/cultural/racial groups changed over time? What views have changed and why? How might your original views relate to your family upbringing?

10. What social groups make you feel uncomfortable? What do you think has caused this discomfort? Did\Does your family of origin share your views or discomfort about these social groups?