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2140 2015 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION Community and Family Studies General Instructions • Reading time – 5 minutes • Working time – 3 hours • Write using black pen • Write your Centre Number and Student Number at the top of pages 9, 11, 13, 17 and 19 Total marks – 100 Section I Pages 2–20 75 marks This section has two parts, Part A and Part B Part A – 20 marks • Attempt Questions 1–20 • Allow about 35 minutes for this part Part B – 55 marks • Attempt Questions 21–28 • Allow about 1 hour and 40 minutes for this part Section II Pages 21–22 25 marks • Attempt ONE question from Questions 29–31 • Allow about 45 minutes for this section

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2015 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

Community and Family Studies

General Instructions

•Readingtime–5minutes

•Workingtime–3hours

•Writeusingblackpen

•WriteyourCentreNumberandStudentNumberatthetopofpages9,11,13,17and19

Total marks – 100

Section I Pages 2–20

75 marks

This section has two parts, Part A and Part B

Part A – 20 marks

•AttemptQuestions1–20

•Allowabout35minutesforthispart

PartB–55marks

•AttemptQuestions21–28

•Allowabout1hourand40minutesforthispart

Section II Pages 21–22

25 marks

•AttemptONEquestionfromQuestions29–31

•Allowabout45minutesforthissection

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Section I75 marks

Part A – 20 marksAttempt Questions 1–20Allow about 35 minutes for this part

Usethemultiple-choiceanswersheetforQuestions1–20.

1 Whichofthefollowingisaformofsecondarydata?

(A) Casestudies

(B) Governmentwebsites

(C) Interviews

(D) Observations

2 Whatisthemaincauseofhomelessnessforwomen?

(A) Mentalillness

(B) Domesticviolence

(C) Lackofeducation

(D) Financialdifficulties

3 WhichofthefollowingnamesTWOgovernmentagenciesthatprovidesupporttoyoungparents?

(A) RespitecareandCarersNSW

(B) TransitionCareProgramsandSchools

(C) FamilyandCommunityServicesandCentrelink

(D) ChildcareservicesandHomeandCommunityCareProgram

4 Whichofthefollowingisacommunityorganisation?

(A) Medicare

(B) Centrelink

(C) NSWHealth

(D) MealsonWheels

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5 ParentsWithoutPartnersNSWIncisanorganisationthataimstocreateopportunitiesforsoleparentstomeetpeopleandmakefriends.

Whatissuchanorganisationtryingtoachieve?

(A) Ensuringequityforsoleparents

(B) Providingeducationforthecommunity

(C) Improvingthewellbeingofitsmembers

(D) Promotingunderstandingoflegislation

6 Whatisoneadvantageofusingdatafromdigitalsourcesinresearch?

(A) Equityofaccess

(B) Easeofsearching

(C) Reliabilityofthedata

(D) Accuracyofthesource

7 Whatisthepurposeofresearch?

(A) Toincreaseunderstanding

(B) Toensureethicalbehaviour

(C) Tomakeuseofquestionnaires

(D) Toformulatearesearchproposal

8 Howcanthelong-termneedsofthehomelessbestbemet?

(A) Byincreasingpublicawareness

(B) Bypromotingthegroup’srights

(C) Byincreasingcrisisaccommodation

(D) Byprovidingaccesstosupportprograms

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9 Biologicalparentsaredefinedasindividualswho

(A) areunabletoadoptchildren.

(B) providerespitecareforchildren.

(C) providegeneticmaterialtocreateababy.

(D) givebirthtoachildwhodiffersfromthemgenetically.

10 Whyisitimportanttodevelopatimelinewhenconductingaresearchstudy?

(A) Tomanageresources

(B) Toassessthedatacollected

(C) Toreflectonproblemsencountered

(D) Toclearlydocumenttheresearchproposal

11 Paulisvisuallyimpairedandsupportshisfamilythroughhisemploymentinagedcare.

WhichneediscurrentlybeingmetforPaulandhisfamily?

(A) Health

(B) Education

(C) Senseofidentity

(D) Anadequatestandardofliving

12 Whenparentsadoptademocraticstyleofparenting,they

(A) makesupportivedecisions.

(B) becometheonlydecisionmakers.

(C) havelittlecommitmenttofamilyresponsibilities.

(D) donotprovideanyboundariesorresponsibilities.

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13 Whichofthefollowingcanhelptoincreasethevalidityofresultsinaresearchstudy?

(A) Relyingonpersonaljudgement

(B) Usingonlyoneresearchmethodindatacollection

(C) Collectingprimarydatabeforecollectingsecondarydata

(D) Investigatingsecondarysourcestogainbackgroundknowledge

14 Whichcombinationoffactorshasthegreatesteffectonhomelesspeopleandtheiraccesstoservices?

(A) Levelofeducationandage

(B) Genderandsocialidentity

(C) Employmentandpersonalissues

(D) Socioeconomicstatusandculture

15 Whichofthefollowingisanexampleoffinancialpreparationforparenting?

(A) Participatinginprenatalclasses

(B) Organisingparentalleaveoptions

(C) Purchasingchildsafetyequipment

(D) Subscribingtoparentingmagazines

16 Whichofthefollowingismostimportantwhenformulatingresearchconclusions?

(A) Summarisingthedata

(B) Protectingthesourcesofdata

(C) Drawingfindingsfromsamplingmethods

(D) Comparingkeyfindingsbetweenprimaryandsecondarydata

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17 Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesrespitecare?

(A) Acommunitynurseprescribesmedication.

(B) Modificationsaremadetothephysicalenvironment.

(C) Theprimarycarerisgiventemporaryrelieffromtheircaringduties.

(D) Ahealthcaseworkerfromthelocalhospitalmakesweeklyvisitstothehome.

18 Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofdutyofcare?

(A) Providingpositiverolemodels

(B) Supervisingchildreninaplayground

(C) Praisingachildforachievementsatschool

(D) Encouragingchildrentoparticipateinhouseholdtasks

19 Whichofthefollowingismostimportantwhenformulatingaresearchproposal?

(A) Formingahypothesisasaquestion

(B) Ensuringtheareaofstudyismanageable

(C) Gatheringavarietyofbackgroundprintsources

(D) Choosingappropriateparticipantsforprimaryresearch

20 Whichofthefollowingprovidesfinancialsupporttopeoplewithashort-termdisability?

(A) Sicknessallowance

(B) Unemploymentbenefits

(C) DisabilitySupportPension

(D) ChildDisabilityAssistancePayments

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Section I (continued)

Part B – 55 marksAttempt Questions 21–28Allow about 1 hour and 40 minutes for this part

Answerthequestionsinthespacesprovided.Thesespacesprovideguidancefortheexpectedlengthofresponse.

Question 21 (10 marks)

(a) Explainhowsamplingcontributestoreliableandvalidresearch. 4

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Question21(continued)

(b) Proposestrategieswhichcouldbeusedtoensurethatindividualsinvolvedinaresearchstudyareshownrespectandprivacy.

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Community and Family Studies

Section I — Part B (continued)

Question 22 (6 marks)

Examinehowaccesstochildcareservicesaffectsthewellbeingoffirst-timeparents. 6

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Question 23 (8marks)

Astudentplanstoconductaresearchprojectontheimpactofsocialmediaonyouth.

AssessthesuitabilityofusingBOTHaquestionnaireANDacasestudyasresearchmethodsforthistopic.

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Section I — Part B (continued)

Question 24 (8marks)

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Question 24 (8marks)

Johnhasjustcompleteduniversity.Hismotherhasrecentlybeeninvolvedinamajorcaraccident.Johnisnowrequiredtoprovidefull-timecareforhismother.

Explain the preparations John could undertake as a carer to ensure his mother’swellbeing.

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Question 25 (3marks)

Explainhowthecharacteristicsofpeoplewithdisabilitiesmayaffecttheiraccesstoservices.

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Question 26 (4 marks)

Howcaninformalsupportassistparentstofulfiltheirparentalresponsibilities? 4

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Section I — Part B (continued)

Question 27 (8marks)

AnswerthefollowingquestioninrelationtoONEofthegroupslistedbelow:

• Aged

• Culturallyandlinguisticallydiversecommunities

• AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderpeoples

• Ruralandremotefamilies

• Gay,lesbian,bisexual,transgender,intersexcommunities

• Soleparents

• Youth.

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To what extent have attempts to improve community attitudes towards the groupaffecteditswellbeing?

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Section I — Part B (continued)

Question 28 (8marks)

AnswerthefollowingquestioninrelationtoONEofthegroupslistedbelow.

The group you select can be the same as or different from the group you used inQuestion27:

• Aged

• Culturallyandlinguisticallydiversecommunities

• AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderpeoples

• Ruralandremotefamilies

• Gay,lesbian,bisexual,transgender,intersexcommunities

• Soleparents

• Youth.

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How have government policy and legislation helped the group to achieve equitywithinthewidercommunity?

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Community and Family Studies

Section II

25 marksAttempt ONE question from Questions 29–31Allow about 45 minutes for this section

Answerparts(a)and(b)ofthequestioninawritingbookletAnswerpart(c)ofthequestioninaSEPARATEwritingbookletExtrawritingbookletsareavailable

Youranswerswillbeassessedonhowwellyou:

n demonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofsocietalinfluencesonwellbeingrelevanttothequestion

n applytheskillsofcriticalthinkingandanalysis

n communicateideasandinformationusingrelevantexamples

n presentalogicalandcohesiveresponse

Question 29 — Family and Societal Interactions (25marks)

Answerparts(a)and(b)ofthequestioninawritingbooklet.

(a) Outlinehowindividualsinsocietyareprotectedbylegislation. 4

(b) Howdoescurrentlegislationsupportaccesstoassistedreproductivetechnology? 6

Answerpart(c)ofthequestioninaSEPARATEwritingbooklet.

(c) Assesstheeffectivenessofchildprotectionandsafetylegislationinsupportingthewelfareofchildren.

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Question 30 — Social Impact of Technology (25marks)

Answerparts(a)and(b)ofthequestioninawritingbooklet.

(a) Outlinetheeconomicbenefits,forindividuals,whichresultfromthedevelopmentoftechnology.

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(b) Howcanageandeducationaffectanindividual’saccesstoandacceptanceoftechnology?

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Answerpart(c)ofthequestioninaSEPARATEwritingbooklet.

(c) Assessthepossibleimpactoftechnologyoninterpersonalrelationshipswithinfamilies.

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Question 31 — Individuals and Work (25marks)

Answerparts(a)and(b)ofthequestioninawritingbooklet.

(a) Outlinethepersonalmanagementskillsrequiredbyyouthintheworkplace. 4

(b) Howdoeslabourforceparticipationvaryacrossthelifespan? 6

Answerpart(c)ofthequestioninaSEPARATEwritingbooklet.

(c) Assesshowemployees’rightsandresponsibilitiesaresupportedbyworkplacestructures.

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