HSC Society and CulturePractice Examination 10

This paper covers

• Core study: continuity and change in social and cultural patterns, examined through the lens of religious fundamentalism as a force resisting gender equality — including persistence of patriarchal structures, reform movements, and intergenerational conflict
• Depth studies applied: Personal and Social Identity (the influence of religion on gender identity formation and resistance to change) and Social Conformity and Difference (how fundamentalist communities enforce conformity and marginalise gender non-conforming individuals)
• Key PIP-relevant skills: use of social science methodologies, cross-cultural comparison, analysis of primary and secondary sources, and extended sociological argument using concepts of power, socialisation, norms, and agency

Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

This is an ATARMAxxing practice paper. It is not an official examination and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by the VCAA, NESA or the QCAA.