ATARMAxxing
TCE SociologyPractice Examination 14
| Reading time | 15 minutes |
| Writing time | 2 hours |
| Total marks | 400 |
| Questions | 8 |
| Structure | Section A — 4 Q, 200 marks · Section B — 4 Q, 200 marks |
This paper covers
- Section A stimuli: a constructed item on neighbourhood watch groups; a constructed item on grandparents as primary carers; a constructed item on vandalism during school holidays; a constructed item on changing norms about working from cafés and public spaces.
- Section A emphasis: Q4 relativity, stressing who has power to define deviance.
- Section B lead institutions: Q5 stratification led by education; Q6 power and politics led by work; Q7 interrelationships led by media; Q8 changes over time led by family.
- Section B stimuli, one per institution: family: a constructed item on childcare costs and mothers' employment; education: a constructed item on school choice and cultural capital; work: a constructed item on apprenticeships; media: a constructed item on media representations of youth.
- Criterion 7: integrated stimulus references, e.g. '(Stimulus 3)', never retold stimulus.
Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
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