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VCE SociologyPractice Examination 2

Reading time15 minutes
Writing time2 hours
Total marks80
Questions13
StructureSection A — 9 Q, 40 marks · Section B — 4 Q, 40 marks

This paper covers

  • Section A - short/medium answer across all four Areas of Study (sociological imagination & cultural relativism, the NTER & Indigenous responses, race/ethnicity & comparative diversity, sense of community & neo-tribes, forms of power & Chenoweth) — ~40 marks
  • Section B - four 10-mark extended responses: U3 AOS1 ethnocentrism vs cultural relativism in representations of Indigenous cultures, U3 AOS2 a specific ethnic group (Italian-Australian community), U4 AOS1 community theory & a selected community (an online gaming community), U4 AOS2 a specific social movement (the marriage-equality movement) — 40 marks
  • Whole-paper skills: defining and applying sociological concepts/theories/methods, evaluating evidence and sources, and synthesising 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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VCE Sociology Practice Examination 2