§-Society and Culture Q&A
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Society and Culture Q&A by dot point
A short Q&A bank for every NSW Society and Culture syllabus dot point. Each question and answer is drawn directly from our worked dot-point page, so you can scan key concepts before opening the long-form answer.
Core: Social and Cultural Continuity and Change
Analyse cooperation and conflict as interacting forces that produce continuity and change within and between societies and cultures
Apply the fundamental concepts of persons, society, culture, environment, time, power, authority, gender, technology and globalisation across the course
Examine the nature of continuity and change, and the dialectical relationship between persistence and transformation in a chosen country
Select, justify and evaluate qualitative and quantitative social research methods and apply ethical principles to investigation
Apply functionalist, conflict, interactionist, feminist and postmodern perspectives to explain social and cultural continuity and change
Conduct an in-depth study of one selected country other than Australia, examining continuity and change across its institutions, groups and everyday life
Analyse the impact of power, authority, technology and globalisation as agents of continuity and change in a studied country
Distinguish tradition, modernisation and Westernisation and analyse their interaction in a studied country and in Australia
Depth Study: Belief Systems and Ideologies
Examine the nature of belief systems and ideologies and their role in continuity, change, cohesion and conflict in societies
Analyse the role of belief systems and ideologies in producing social cohesion and social conflict
Analyse continuity and change in belief systems and ideologies, including secularisation, reform and revival
Analyse how belief systems and ideologies shape individual and group identity, worldview and behaviour
Define and distinguish belief systems and ideologies, including religious and secular types, and their characteristics
Analyse how belief systems and ideologies shape ethics, exercise authority and act as agents of social control
Evaluate nonconformity as a driver of social and cultural change through subcultures and social movements
Analyse the social construction of deviance, how it is defined and labelled, and how societies respond to it
Conduct an in-depth focus study of one group exhibiting conformity or nonconformity, analysing its norms, control and influence
Define conformity and nonconformity and explain the psychological and social reasons people conform or resist
Analyse how agencies of socialisation and social control shape conformity and respond to nonconformity
Analyse the role of official and unofficial censorship in the development and evolution of a chosen popular culture
Analyse the consumption of a chosen popular culture and the active role of consumers in shaping and resisting it
Analyse the creation, ownership, control and dissemination of a chosen popular culture and the power relations involved
Investigate the nature and historical development of a chosen popular culture, distinguishing it from high and folk culture
Evaluate how a chosen popular culture expresses contemporary values and acts as an agent of social and cultural continuity and change
Investigate the nature, development, control and consumption of a chosen popular culture and its relationship to social and cultural change
Examine the nature, causes and consequences of conformity and nonconformity and their influence on attitudes and behaviour
Analyse the nature, causes and consequences of social inclusion and exclusion for individuals and groups in Australian society
Analyse the factors and processes of social differentiation that cause social exclusion of individuals and groups
Conduct an in-depth focus study of one group experiencing social exclusion, analysing causes, experiences and implications
Analyse the implications of social exclusion, including the cycle of disadvantage and reduced life chances and social mobility
Define social inclusion and exclusion and explain socially valued resources and full participation in society
Evaluate the responses and strategies that governments, organisations and communities use to promote social inclusion
The Personal Interest Project (PIP)
Design and conduct an ethical, methodologically sound Personal Interest Project that applies social and cultural research and a cross-cultural perspective
Develop and sustain a cross-cultural perspective across the Personal Interest Project as a central marking discriminator
Design and document an integrated, ethical PIP methodology and maintain a reflective log of research decisions
Structure, write and present the Personal Interest Project clearly within the required components, format and word limit