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Subject Details - Stage 2 Society and Culture
SACE Stage
SACE Stage 2
Tertiary Admission Subject
Yes
SACE Credits
20 credits
Subject Length
2 semesters
Description
Students explore and analyse the interactions of people, societies, cultures and environments. They learn how social, political, historical, environmental, economic and cultural factors affect different societies and how people function and communicate in and across cultural groups. Students develop the ability to influence their own futures by developing skills, values and understandings that enable effective participation in contemporary society.
Topics
Students study three topics (each from a different group)
Topic group 1: Culture
o Cultural diversity
o Youth culture
o Work and leisure
o The material world
Topic group 2: Contemporary Challenges
o Social ethics
o Contemporary contexts for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
o Technological revolutions
o People and the environment
Topic group 3: Global issues
o Globalisation
o A question of rights
o People and power
Assessment
Students demonstrate evidence of their learning through the following assessment types:
School-based assessment
Folio - 50%
Interaction - 20%
External Assessment
Investigation - 30%
SACE Assessment Plan
Society & Culture
Suggested Prior Learning
Stage 1 Society & Culture
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