TCE SociologyPractice Examination 3

This paper covers

• Section A stimuli: a constructed item on library quiet-zone rules and informal sanctions; a constructed diary of a first-year apprentice; a constructed item on graffiti crews and council responses; a constructed piece on public breastfeeding norms over time.
• Section A emphasis: Q2 identity, requiring critique of interactionism with structural views.
• Section B lead institutions: Q5 stratification led by work; Q6 power and politics led by media; Q7 interrelationships led by family; Q8 changes over time led by education.
• Section B stimuli, one per institution: family: a constructed item on blended-family routines; education: a constructed item on selective-entry schools; work: a constructed item on casual contracts in hospitality; media: a constructed item on celebrity influencers and advertising.
• Criterion 7: formal third-person register and accurate sociological terms.

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.