Sociology - Sample written examination

Victorian Certificate of Education Year

STUDENT NUMBER

SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HERE

Letter

SOCIOLOGY

Written examination

S A M P L E DayDate Reading time: *.** to *.** (15 minutes) Writing time: *.** to *.** (2 hours)

QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK

Section

A B

Structure of book

Number of questions

Number of questions to be answered

8

8

4

4

Number of marks

40 40 Total 80

? Students are permitted to bring into the examination room: pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, sharpeners and rulers.

? Students are NOT permitted to bring into the examination room: blank sheets of paper and/or correction fluid/tape.

? No calculator is allowed in this examination.

Materials supplied ? Question and answer book of 28 pages, including assessment criteria for Section B on page 28 ? Additional space is available at the end of the book if you need extra paper to complete an answer.

Instructions ? Write your student number in the space provided above on this page. ? All written responses must be in English.

Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.

? VICTORIAN CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY 2018 March 2018

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SECTION A

Instructions for Section A

Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

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Australian Indigenous culture

Question 1 (3 marks) Explain how the concept of the sociological imagination could be used to understand culture.

SECTION A ? continued

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CONTINUES OVER PAGE

SECTION A ? continued TURN OVER

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Question 2 (7 marks)

Representation 1

Land secured for the community A significant piece of Indigenous land will remain as public space thanks to the collaborative efforts of the community, Council and the State Government. The former site of Ballerrt Mooroop College in Glenroy, which includes a spirit tree and ceremonial ground, has been leased to Council and passed on to the community. Moreland Mayor Cr Helen Davidson said it was fitting the announcement came during Reconciliation Week. `This is a time to celebrate and build on the respectful relationships shared by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians, and Council is proud to have worked with the community [to] ensure this space remains open to the whole community,' said Cr Davidson. Council has committed $50000 towards a feasibility study of the site, to be undertaken by the Wurundjeri Council.

Source: `Land secured for the community', Moreland Leader, 5 June 2017, p. 4

a. Provide one example of material or non-material culture from Representation 1 and explain

how it connects to the meaning of culture.

4 marks

SECTION A ? Question 2 ? continued

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b. Explain how the use of reconciliation referred to in Representation 1 could shape public views

of Australian Indigenous culture.

3 marks

SECTION A ? continued TURN OVER

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