Band

Band 2/3

Components: Depth Study: Belief Systems

Question 15 and 16

Section II Question 15 and 16 - 2010 HSC

Outline the historical origins of a belief system. Explain how globalisation has made an impact on the belief system. (Previously question 13a and 13b)

Question 17

Section II Question 17 - 2010 HSC

Explain the relationship of a belief system to peace and conflict in the world. (Previously question 13c)

Question 25

Section III Question 25 - 2010 HSC

Analyse the role of ideology and belief in society. (Previously question 17)

Question 26

Section III Question 26 - 2010 HSC

Assess the possible impacts of maintaining existing inequalities for a society you have studied. (Previously question 18)

Components: Depth Study: Equality and Difference

Question 7a

Section II Question 7a - 2002 HSC

Evaluate the effects of technology, discrimination and socioeconomic status on access to socially valued resources.

Question 7a

Section II Question 7a - 2001 HSC

Analyse how social class, ethnicity and prejudice affect the power and authority of one group in society.

Components: Depth Study: Popular Culture

Question 5a

Section II Question 5a - 2001 HSC

Analyse how globalisation, access and ideology influence either continuity or change in consumption of one popular culture.

Question 12 and 13

Section II Question 12 and 13 - 2010 HSC

Outline the origins of a popular culture. Describe the impact that heroes have had on the consumption of that popular culture. (Previously question 12a and 12b)

Question 14

Section II Question 14 - 2010 HSC

Evaluate the implications of continued globalisation on the future consumption of a popular culture. (Previously question 12c)

Question 24

Section III Question 24 - 2010 HSC

Evaluate the role of the media in the development of popular culture from a local to a national to a global level. (Previously question 16)

Components: Depth Study: Work and Leisure

Question 21 and 22

Section II Question 21 and 22 - 2010 HSC

Outline the concepts of work and leisure. Explain how technology has contributed to changing patterns of leisure.

Question 23

Section II Question 23 - 2010 HSC

Analyse the impact that technology may have on work and leisure in the future. (Previously question 15c)

Components: Personal Interest Project

Components: Social and Cultural Continuity and Change

Question 1

Section I Question 1 - 2002 HSC

Definitions of micro and macro worlds. Describe how you experience continuity and change in either your micro or macro world.

Question 1

Section I Question 1 - 2001 HSC

Identify an aspect of a gender role and how it has changed over time. Evaluate the impact of society's expectations of gender on your own experience.

Question 2

Section I Question 2 - 2002 HSC

Identify a country and a feature that demonstrates both continuity and change. Evaluate how power and authority impact on the feature identified.

Question 2

Section I Question 2 - 2001 HSC

Definitions of quantitative and qualitative research. Identify and justify choice of an appropriate methodology to research the impact of technology on family relationships.

Question 3

Section I Question 3 - 2002 HSC

Contrast the research techniques of observation and participant observation. Assess the value of participant observation in a study of teenage gangs.

Question 3

Section I Question 3 - 2001 HSC

Identify a theory of social change and evaluate how the theory helps you understand a feature of continuity and a feature of change in a country you have studied.

Question 4

Section I Question 4 - 2010 HSC

Explain how the cartoon illustrates one change in the use of technology.

Question 8

Section I Question 8 - 2010 HSC

Select a group and explain how it has benefited from one continuity in society.

Question 11

Section I Question 11 - 2010 HSC

Assess the impact that a change has had on a tradition within a country you have studied.