ATARMAxxing
VCE SociologyPractice Examination 16
| Reading time | 15 minutes |
| Writing time | 2 hours |
| Total marks | 80 |
| Questions | 14 |
| Structure | Section A — 10 Q, 40 marks · Section B — 4 Q, 40 marks |
This paper covers
- Section A - short/medium answer across all four Areas of Study, several stimulus-based (a terra nullius/Mabo source, a comparative-diversity table, an ICT/community vignette, a social-movement stages source) [U3 AOS1 sociological imagination, terra nullius, NTER & responses; U3 AOS2 cultural hybridity, comparative method, belonging; U4 AOS1 sense of community, ICT, geography; U4 AOS2 movement stages, forms of power, Chenoweth] - ~40 marks
- Section B - four 10-mark extended responses, one per AOS: ethnocentric vs culturally relativistic representations (U3 AOS1); the Punjabi-Sikh-Australian community and ethical methodology (U3 AOS2); grey-nomad caravanners as a selected community (U4 AOS1); the #MeToo movement in Australia, its stages and power (U4 AOS2) - 40 marks
- Whole-course craft: defining/applying concepts, theories and methods, comparative and ethical methodology, and evaluating/synthesising sources and evidence into conclusions - embedded across both sections
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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