Society and Culture

Content

Year 10 Society and Culture allows students to extend their humanities-based knowledge through topics with real-world and community relevance. It provides a sound pathway for students studying Society and Culture in years 11 and 12.

Topics may include:

• Popular culture: Developing an understanding of the nature of popular culture by examining the distinguishing characteristics that identify a popular culture
• Social inclusion and exclusion: Students develop an understanding of how societies include and exclude individuals and groups and what the potential and real outcomes are of inclusion and exclusion
• Social issues: Students examine a negotiated social issue in an Australian or global context. The issue can be current or recently debated. It’s important that students examine both sides of an argument and gather evidence for both, concluding in a research-based summary. 

Assessment

Tasks may include:

• Popular culture investigation: Students investigate a popular culture which involves a focus on the relationship between the consumers and producers, with particular emphasis on contemporary issues
• Socially valued resource programs analytical presentation: Students pick a government program based on improving key social indicators and analyse the program
• Social change exposition: Students research a current, prevalent issue in society, examining both sides to formulate an unbiased argument

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