Social and Cultural Research
Research methods, ethics, sampling and the interpretation of evidence, including the Personal Interest Project.
- Social and Cultural Research Methods
- Personal Interest Project
- Quantitative and Qualitative Data
NSW Society and Culture Stage 6 structure, expressed in Dux teaching language.
Dux tracks each dot point separately, so “I did Society and Culture” becomes a list of specific things you can already do and specific things you have never been asked. Open a module for all of its dot points, written out.
Research methods, ethics, sampling and the interpretation of evidence, including the Personal Interest Project.
Socialisation, enculturation and the theories that explain why societies change and why they resist change.
The depth study applied through popular culture and belief systems, with the case-study reasoning the exam requires.
Gender, class, power and employment, and the way social structures distribute advantage.
A Society and Culture paper is not one question type repeated. Each command word asks for a different shape of answer, and each is worth a different number of marks.
| Command word | Question type | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| analyse | Short answer | 3–5 |
| apply | Short answer | 3–6 |
| assess | Short answer | 3–5 |
| compare | Short answer | 3–6 |
| evaluate | Short answer | 3–6 |
| evaluate | Extended response | 8–10 |
| explain | Short answer | 3–6 |
| identify | Multiple choice | 1 |
| justify | Short answer | 3–5 |
| solve | Short answer | 3–5 |
HSC Society and Culture - Examination Shape — 60 marks, 120 minutes. Practice papers in Dux are assembled to this shape rather than invented, so the timing is training too.
Diagnostic first, then questions written in the shape this course uses. Written answers come back marked against the bands, not just scored.