Subject Code: 1SOR10 Length of Course: Credit Points and TAS Status:
Course Outline
Students explore and analyse the interactions of people, societies, cultures and environments. They learn how social, political, historical, environmental, economic and cultural factors affect different societies; and how people function and communicate in and across cultural groups.
Through their study of Society and Culture, students develop the ability to influence their own futures, by developing skills, values and understandings that enable effective participation in contemporary society.
Topics Included:
For a 10-credit subject, it is recommended that students study two topics:
• one topic with a focus on an Australian context
• one topic with a focus on a global context.
The following topics are suggested as a guide to developing studies in Stage 1 Society and Culture. The topics are adaptable to an Australian context and/or a global context. The list is not comprehensive and teachers may devise other topics.
A current social or cultural issue
Forces for social change or continuity
The media
Popular culture
Power and authority in society
Prejudice and discrimination
Lobby and advocacy groups and social change
Wealth, work, and status
Relationships between societies and natural environments
The social impact of environmentally sustainable practices and environmentally unsustainable practices
Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander societies
Societies in rural and urban Australia
Cultures and subcultures in Australian society
Australia’s relationships with the Asia–Pacific region
The diversity of the Asia–Pacific region
Refugee and migrant experiences and contributions
Australia’s global connections
Australians as global citizens
World-shaping phenomena
Peace and conflict
Assessment:
The following assessment types enable students to demonstrate their learning in Stage 1 Society and Culture:
Assessment Type 1: Sources Analysis
Assessment Type 2: Group Activity
Assessment Type 3: Investigation.
Additional Costs:
Cost for excursions that include entry fees and transport
Length of Course:
Credit Points and TAS Status:
Course Outline
Students explore and analyse the interactions of people, societies, cultures and environments. They learn how social, political, historical, environmental, economic and cultural factors affect different societies; and how people function and communicate in and across cultural groups.
Through their study of Society and Culture, students develop the ability to influence their own futures, by developing skills, values and understandings that enable effective participation in contemporary society.
Topics Included:
For a 10-credit subject, it is recommended that students study two topics:
• one topic with a focus on an Australian context
• one topic with a focus on a global context.
The following topics are suggested as a guide to developing studies in Stage 1 Society and Culture. The topics are adaptable to an Australian context and/or a global context. The list is not comprehensive and teachers may devise other topics.
Assessment:
The following assessment types enable students to demonstrate their learning in Stage 1 Society and Culture:
Additional Costs:
Cost for excursions that include entry fees and transport