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S A M P L ESOCIOLOGY
Written examination
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QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK
Structure of bookSection Number of
questionsNumber of questions
to be answeredNumber of
marks
A 8 8 40B 4 4 40
Total 80
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©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2018
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SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education Year
STUDENT NUMBER
Letter
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SECTION A
Instructions for Section AAnswerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.
Australian Indigenous culture
Question 1 (3marks)Explainhowtheconceptofthesociologicalimaginationcouldbeusedtounderstandculture.
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Question 2 (7marks)
Representation 1
Land secured for the communityAsignificantpieceofIndigenouslandwillremainaspublicspacethankstothecollaborativeeffortsofthecommunity,CouncilandtheStateGovernment.TheformersiteofBallerrtMooroopCollegeinGlenroy,whichincludesaspirittreeandceremonialground,hasbeenleasedtoCouncilandpassedontothecommunity.MorelandMayorCrHelenDavidsonsaiditwasfittingtheannouncementcameduringReconciliationWeek.‘ThisisatimetocelebrateandbuildontherespectfulrelationshipssharedbyAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderpeopleandotherAustralians,andCouncilisproudtohaveworkedwiththecommunity[to]ensurethisspaceremainsopentothewholecommunity,’saidCrDavidson.Councilhascommitted$50000towardsafeasibilitystudyofthesite,tobeundertakenbytheWurundjeriCouncil.
Source:‘Landsecuredforthecommunity’,Moreland Leader,5June2017,p.4
a. Provideoneexampleofmaterialornon-materialculturefromRepresentation1andexplainhowitconnectstothemeaningofculture. 4marks
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b. ExplainhowtheuseofreconciliationreferredtoinRepresentation1couldshapepublicviewsofAustralianIndigenousculture. 3marks
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Ethnicity
Use the following information to answer Questions 3 and 4.
Representation 2
Australia todayA2016Censussnapshotofourrichculturaldiversity:• Oneinfour(26%)Australianswerebornoverseas,innearly200differentcountries.• Werepresentmorethan300differentcultural/ethnicgroups.• Oneinfive(21%)AustraliansspeakalanguageotherthanEnglish–wespeakmorethan
300languagesinourhomes.• Wepractisemorethan100religions,although34%oftheAustralian-bornpopulationand27%ofthe
overseas-bornpopulationreporttohavenoreligiousaffiliation.
Percentage of overseas-born
population by country of birth, showing significant
change
Most common cultural/ethnic
groups in Australia
Most common languages other than
English spoken at home by
Australian-born population
Most common religious
affiliations for overseas-born
population
1966 2016 English 36.1% Greek 0.8% Christian 47.0%
England 32.0% 15.0% Australian 33.5% Arabic 0.8% Buddhist 31.0%
China 6.0% 8.3% Irish 11.0% Italian 0.7% Islamic 28.0%
India 5.6% 7.4% Scottish 9.3% Most common languages spoken
at home by overseas-born
population
Hindu 27.0%
Chinese 5.6% Sikh 7.6%
Italian 4.6% Jewish 3.2%
German 4.5% Englishonly 42.0%
Indian 2.8% Mandarin 8.3%
Greek 1.8% Cantonese 3.5%
Dutch 1.6% Vietnamese 3.1%
Source:adaptedfromAustralianBureauofStatistics(ABS)website, ‘CensusofPopulationandHousing:AustraliaRevealed,2016’,cat.no.2024.0,<www.abs.gov.au>
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Question 3 (3marks)ComparehowAustralia’scurrentethnicdiversitydiffersfromoneotherdevelopedcountry.Inyourresponse,refertoRepresentation2andtoothermaterialthatyouhavestudiedthisyear.
Question 4 (3marks)DescribetheconceptofmulticulturalisminAustralia.Inyourresponse,refertoRepresentation2andtoothermaterialthatyouhavestudiedthisyear.
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Question 5 (4marks)Explainhowthemediacouldbeeitherabarriertooranenablerofanethnicgroup’ssenseofbelonging.Useexamplestosupportyourresponse.
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Community
Question 6 (5marks)Explainhowtheconceptofcommunityhaschangedovertime.Inyourresponse,refertoexamplesandtothetheoryofFerdinandTönnies.
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Question 7 (5marks)Explainhowethicalmethodologyshouldbeappliedwhensourcingandusingarangeofevidenceinthestudyofcommunity.Inyourresponse,refertoyourownresearchonaspecificcommunityortoothermaterialthatyouhavestudiedthisyear.
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Social movements and social change
Question 8 (10marks)
Representation 3
Peace prize a big win for groupAnti-nuclear organisation’s treaty work recognised by the Nobel CommitteeAnactivistgroupaimedatriddingtheworldofnuclearweapons,whichwasformedinthenorthernsuburbs,hasbeenawardedtheNobelPeacePrize.TheInternationalCampaigntoAbolishNuclearWeaponsgroupwasannouncedthewinnerofthe2017prizebytheNorwegianNobelCommitteeforachievingtreaty-basedprohibitionoftheseweaponsandraisingawarenessofthe‘catastrophichumanitarianconsequences’ofusingthem.ThegroupwasstartedbyasmallnumberofnorthernsuburbsresidentsmorethanadecadeagoinCarltonandisnowaglobalnetworkofnon-governmentorganisationsin100countries.ICANAustraliachairmanRichardTanter,fromBrunswick,saidthegroupwashonouredtoreceivetheaward.‘Weareasmallorganisationmadeupofpeoplewhowerecommittedforalongtime,’ProfessorTantersaid.Thegroup’sbiggestachievementwascreatingatreaty,signedby122countriesintheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyonJuly7thisyear,tobethestartoftheendtonuclearweapons.‘Thetreatyessentiallylegallyprohibitspossessing,makingandusingnuclearweapons,’ProfTantersaid.Australiawasnotpartofthetalks,norweretheUS,Russia,China,BritainandFrance–allcountrieswithnuclearweapons.TheNorwegianNobelCommittee,inastatement,saidtheworldwasnowatgreaterriskofnuclearweaponsbeingusedthanithadbeenforalongtime.‘Thecommitteewishestoemphasisethatthenextstepstowardsattainingaworldfreeofnuclearweaponsmustinvolvethenuclear-armedstates,’thestatementreads.‘Thisyear’sPeacePrizeisthereforealsoacalluponthesestatestoinitiateseriousnegotiationswithaviewtothe…eliminationofthealmost15000nuclearweaponsintheworld.’ProfTanteracknowledgedhisorganisationstillhadalotofworktodo.‘Nuclearweaponsarenotgoingtobeabolishedtomorrowafternoon,butthisisthefirststep,’hesaid.
Source:EHastings,‘Peaceprizeabigwinforgroup’,Moreland Leader,16October2017,p.3
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a. DescribethenatureandpurposeofthesocialmovementfeaturedinRepresentation3intermsofitstype,stageandinfluenceonsocialchange. 5marks
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b. ComparehowpowerisusedbythesocialmovementfeaturedinRepresentation3andbyitsopposition. 5marks
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SECTION B
Instructions for Section BAnswerallquestionsinthespacesprovided.Yourresponseswillbeassessedaccordingtotheassessmentcriteriasetoutonpage28.
Question 1 (10marks)DiscusstheimpactofoneissueonthechangingawarenessofAustralianIndigenousculture.Inyourresponse,refertotheissuethatyouhavestudiedthisyear,whichsupportedand/orlimitedawarenessofAustralianIndigenousculture.
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Question 2 (10marks)Analysetheexperienceofinclusionandbelongingwithintheethnicgroupthatyouhavestudiedthisyear.Inyourresponse,refertosociologicalconceptsandtheory.
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Question 3 (10marks)Analysetheinterplaybetweenonefactorthatinfluencedfeelingsofinclusionandexclusionandtwootherinfluencesoncommunityexperience.Inyourresponse,refertoacommunitythatyouhavestudiedthisyear.
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Question 4 (10marks)Analysetheinterrelationshipbetweenat least twocomponentsthatrelatetothenatureandpurposeofthesocialmovementthatyouhavestudiedthisyear.
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Assessment criteria for Section BTheextended-answerquestionsinSectionBwillbeassessedagainstthefollowingcriteria,asappropriate:• explanationandapplicationofsociologicalconcepts,theoriesandmethods• knowledgeand/oranalysisand/orevaluationofsociologicalexperience,perspectivesandchange• useand/orevaluationofarangeofrelevantevidence/sources• synthesisofevidencetodrawconclusions
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