A Victorian local council is developing a new ‘Community Belonging’ survey to better understand the experiences of residents in a highly diverse suburb. In a draft of the survey, one item asks respondents to select a ‘race’ from a list based on physical appearance, and a separate item asks respondents to select an ‘ethnic background’ based on cultural heritage (for example, shared language, history, traditions and customs). The council plans to use the results to inform funding for community programs and to report on inclusion outcomes.
b. Apply your understanding of race and ethnicity to the council’s draft survey by explaining one reason why responses to the ‘race’ item may be less useful (or more problematic) for understanding residents’ lived experiences than responses to the ‘ethnic background’ item.
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In this unit, students explore expressions of culture and ethnicity within Australian society in two different contexts – Australian Indigenous cultures, and ethnicity in relation to migrant groups. Students critically examine the historical suppression and increasing public awareness of Australian Indigenous cultures, and investigate ethnicity as a key sociological category, considering how ethnic identities are formed, experienced, and shaped by various forces.
Students examine the sociological concepts of race and ethnicity, the process of othering, and the theory of cultural hybridity. They investigate Australia’s ethnic diversity, multiculturalism, factors influencing belonging and inclusion, and the ethical implications of research into ethnic groups, including a case study of a specific ethnic group.
the nature and meaning of the sociological concepts of race and ethnicity
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