Sociology flashcards

71 VCE Sociology cards across 2 modules (29 definitions, 42 key facts, 0 fill-the-gap, 0 formulas). Each session gives you 20 cards, due cards first. Swipe right for easy, left for hard, down for again. Keyboard: Space to flip, 1 to 4 to rate.

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What this deck covers

Unit 3: Culture and ethnicity (36 cards, 11 dot points)
Unit 4: Community, social movements and social change (35 cards, 10 dot points)

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Definition
The distinctive features of Australian Indigenous cultures: VCE Sociology
Define Country
Country refers to the specific land and waters to which an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander group belongs.
Definition
The Aboriginal land rights movement: VCE Sociology
Define The 1966 Wave Hill walk-off
Gurindji stockmen led by Vincent Lingiari walked off Wave Hill Station, protesting pay and conditions and demanding their land. The action became a powerful symbol of the land rights cause.
Definition
The sociological concept of culture and socialisation: VCE Sociology
Define Norms
Norms are the rules and expectations that guide behaviour in particular situations. They include folkways (everyday customs), mores (norms with strong moral significance) and laws (formally enforced norms).
Definition
The sociological concept and characteristics of community: VCE Sociology
Define Communities of interest
Communities of interest are based on a shared activity, identity or cause, such as a sporting club, a religious group or an LGBTQI community.
Definition
The sociological concept of ethnicity: VCE Sociology
Define Ethnicity
Ethnicity is a shared sense of group identity based on common cultural traits such as ancestry, language, religion, customs or history.
Definition
The Australian environmental movement: VCE Sociology
Define National park and forest campaigns
Sustained campaigning helped create and protect national parks and old-growth forests across Australia.
Definition
Ethnocentrism and cultural relativism: VCE Sociology
Define Ethnocentrism
Ethnocentrism is the practice of judging another culture by the values and standards of one's own culture, typically regarding one's own culture as superior. Cultural relativism is the practice of understanding a culture on its own terms, without judging it by external standards.
Definition
The nature and characteristics of social movements: VCE Sociology
Define social movement
A social movement is an organised, collective and ongoing effort by a group of people working together to promote, resist or reverse social change, usually outside or alongside formal political institutions.
Definition
The experience of one ethnic group in Australia: VCE Sociology
Define Push factors
Push factors are negative conditions in a country of origin that drive people to leave, such as conflict or poverty. Pull factors are positive conditions in a destination that attract migrants, such as employment, safety or existing family networks.
Definition
Power, inclusion and exclusion in communities: VCE Sociology
Define Power
Power is the capacity of an individual or group to influence or control the behaviour of others and to shape collective decisions, even against resistance. In communities it determines who is included, whose voice counts, and how resources are shared.