Cultural Assumptions
A broad term used to describe the attitudes in text and/or of the intended audience.
What are cultural assumptions?
A commonly shared position that directs action.
What is an attitude?
Placing importance in something based on morality or social position.
What is a value?
A widely held understanding that is shared between those who have made a clear decision about particular circumstances.
What is belief?
Crocodile Dundee.
Who is a well-known Australian character?
Asians can't drive.
What is a cultural assumption based on race?
Respect for the freedom and dignity of the individual.
What is an Australian attitude?
Owning your own home.
What is the great Australian dream?
Jesus Christ is Lord and Saviour.
What is Christianity?
Sydney Opera House
What is the most well-known Australian piece of architecture?
Big ute, tough dog, high vis shirt and full sleeve of tatts
What is a tradie?
Respect for religion, freedom for speech and freedom of association.
What is a typical Australian attitude?
Australian friendship and peer support.
What is mateship?
Real men like footy.
What is a commonly held belief about masculinity?
ANZAC
What is a symbol of national pride?
Old people don't understand young people.
What is the age gap?
An Aussie who mucks around and enjoys a good joke with mates.
What is a larrikin?
Australian folklore built around the heroic soldiers of Gallipoli.
What is the ANZAC legend?
People shouldn't be labelled by things like gender and familial expectations.
What is woke culture?
Emu and Kangaroo
What Australian animals feature on the national coat of arms?
Rich kids go to uni, and the poor get whatever job they can.
What is bias based on class?
What is the union movement?
An urge to break away from our ties to the British Commonwealth.
What is the republican movement?
Everyone has the chance to try and achieve, which means that they should be given that opportunity.
What is a fair go?
The seven-pointed star on the Australian flag.
What is the Commonwealth Star?