A student is preparing a short report on Australia’s current ethnic diversity compared with other countries. They locate a table in an online almanac that lists, for several countries, the percentage of the population that is overseas-born and the number of languages spoken at home by at least 1% of the population. The student wants to use this information to make a sociological comparison about ethnic diversity.
c. Suggest one limitation of using a single quantitative indicator (such as overseas-born percentage) to account for Australia’s current ethnic diversity compared with other countries, and propose one additional piece of information that would improve the comparison.
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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.
Australia’s current ethnic diversity compared with other countries
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