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Unit description
Establishes a critical understanding of the social and cultural struggle experienced by Aboriginal generations. Students critically evaluate assumptions about Aboriginal people and communities as a basis for analysis of social control, cultural imposition and the cost of dominion.
Unit content
Module 1: History of Aboriginal Social Realities
Module 2: With the White People
Module 3: Individual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Activism: Early 20th Century
Module 4: Individual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Activism: Late 20th Century
Module 5: Peak Body Activism
Module 6: Dialogue: Reconciliation in Australia
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
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| 1 | summarise the origins and classify the significance of self-image and the images of others within contexts of domination, marginalisation and social change |
| 2 | demonstrate an understanding of the impact on the Aboriginal community of different forces in modern Australian society that shape position, regard and the ability to exist with confidence and power. |
| 3 | analyse attitudinal manipulations as a political device in a media rich world and explain the conservative power of self-image and self-regard in Australian society |
| 4 | Critique the principles of social determination and identify relevant social issues and community contexts that impact on the health and well-being of Aboriginal people. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- summarise the origins and classify the significance of self-image and the images of others within contexts of domination, marginalisation and social change
- demonstrate an understanding of the impact on the Aboriginal community of different forces in modern Australian society that shape position, regard and the ability to exist with confidence and power.
- analyse attitudinal manipulations as a political device in a media rich world and explain the conservative power of self-image and self-regard in Australian society
- Critique the principles of social determination and identify relevant social issues and community contexts that impact on the health and well-being of Aboriginal people.
Teaching and assessment
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