Fundamental Concepts
This concept refers to unique individuals who develop through interactions at micro, meso and macro levels.
What is persons
This concept refers to the ability to influence others, even if they do not agree.
What is power?
This concept refers to tools that assist interactions in society and often drive change.
What are technologies
These are the two main research approaches in Society and Culture.
Quantitative and Qualitative
These concepts spiral throughout both Preliminary and HSC courses.
What are the fundamental and additional course concepts?
This concept is made up of people, groups, institutions, organisations and systems at local, national and global levels.
What is society?
This concept is the legitimate use of power to make decisions or settle disputes.
What is authority?
Communication-based technologies help connect these three levels of society.
What are micro, meso and macro levels?
This type of research collects numerical data that can be shown in tables and graphs.
What is quantitative research?
These three levels of society are central to understanding interactions.
What are micro, meso and macro levels?
This concept refers to shared knowledge, beliefs, values, norms, laws, arts and technologies that give a society its identity.
What is culture?
This concept refers to socially constructed differences between males and females.
What is gender?
Globalisation is assisted by these two major forces.
What are technologies and media integration?
This type of research explores thoughts and feelings in depth.
What is Qualitative research?
This skill involves organising and interpreting collected research data.
What is analysing and synthesising findings?
This concept explains how societies interact with their physical surroundings such as urban, rural, coastal or isolated areas.
What is environment?
This concept describes a person’s sense of self formed through social and cultural interactions.
What is identity
This idea explains that culture is not static but constantly adapting.
What is change over time?
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What is the dynamic nature of culture?
These types of questions produce easily measured data such as yes/no responses.
What are closed questions?
This is required when conducting research to ensure fairness and responsibility.
What is applying research ethically?
This concept is studied in relation to continuity and change across past, present and future.
What is Time
This concept describes the integration and sharing of goods, ideas, culture and capital between countries.
What is globalisation
These types of questions produce descriptive responses that must be categorised into themes.
What are open-ended questions?
No course concept can be studied in this way.
What is Isolation?