MAIN Exams 2023

MAIN Exams 2023

School of Social Sciences

STUDENT SURNAME: Nguyen

STUDENT FIRST NAME: Viet Vuong

STUDENT ID: 20659644

EXAM INSTRUCTIONS

Read all the information below and follow any instructions carefully before proceeding.

Ensure you answer all the questions.

Answer exam questions in the space provided in this paper. There is no word limit so response boxes may be expanded if needed.

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Submit the completed exam paper via Turnitin (found in the Assessment 3: Exam folder on the unit vUWS site) by Sunday 30 October 2022, 11:59PM.

UNIT NAME: People, Place and Social Difference

UNIT NUMBER: HUMN1041

NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 8 short answer questions

VALUE OF QUESTIONS: Short answer questions are worth 5 marks each (totalling 40 marks).

ANSWERING QUESTIONS: Answer exam questions in the space provided in this paper. There is no word limit so response boxes may be expanded if needed.

LECTURER/UNIT COORDINATOR: Dr Alanna Kamp

TIME ALLOWED: The exam has been designed to take 2 hours to complete. However, you have one week to submit this assignment so you do not need to complete it in one sitting. TOTAL PAGES: 7 pages (including coversheet and end sheet)

RESOURCES ALLOWED

Only the resources listed below are allowed in this exam.

Unit Lecture material (e.g. lecture pod recordings and slides)

Unit Readings

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EXAM BEGINNING

Question 1

Part 1: List Iris Marion Youngs five faces of oppression (1 mark)

-violence

-Exploitation

-Marginalization

-powerlessness

-cultural imperialism

Part 2: Choose one (1) of Iris Marion Youngs faces of oppression. Provide a definition of the face of oppression you have chosen and explain one way it is being experienced or is apparent in contemporary Australian society. (4 marks)

Question 2

Part 1: List three (3) characteristics of gay villages according to Levine 1979 (1 mark)

-Cultural dominance

-spatial segregation

-residential concentration

Part 2: Identify four (4) social, economic and/or political benefits of gay villages (4 marks)

Benefit 1 (1 mark)

Political: concentration enabled a voting block that facilitated formal

representation of LGBTI representatives/needs

Benefit 2 (1 mark)

Economic: ownership of commercial and residential property provided

Benefit 3 (1 mark)

Social: a form of spatial-territorial resistance to stigmatisation and marginalisation

Benefit 4 (1 mark)

Arguably the concentration of economic resources and political voice provided a territory to resist social exclusion and stigmatisation a place to belongQuestion 3

Part 1: What is Islamophobia? (Provide a definition 1 mark)

-Fear or hatred of Islam that manifests in anti-Muslim racism

-Negative and hostile attitudes toward Muslims including prejudice, discrimination, and exclusion

Part 2: Identify and describe one example of how Islamophobia is manifest in Australian cities (4 marks)

Sydney Muslims experience discrimination at 3 times the rate of other Australians at 57% (CRP 2015)

- Harassment and vilification in public spaces, including transport

- Growth of grassroots anti-Muslim movements such as Reclaim Australia

- Increased surveillance of Muslim communities

Question 4

The reading Andersen,M.J., Williamson, A.B., Fernando, P., Eades, S. & Redman, S. (2018) "They took the land, now were fighting for a house": Aboriginal perspectives about urban housing disadvantage', Housing Studies, 33:4, 635-660 uses Aboriginal perspectives to understand why housing disadvantage is occurring in Western Sydney. From these perspectives, five (5) key reasons for housing disadvantage are identified. They are: racism, poverty, neighbourhood marginalisation, insufficient government response, and disempowerment

Using the reading, describe one way Aboriginal Australians experience each reason for housing disadvantage. Note: Do not simply copy/paste participants quotes. (5 marks).

Racism example (1 mark)

Poverty example (1 mark)

Neighbourhood marginalisation example (1 mark)

Insufficient government response example (1 mark)

Disempowerment example (1 mark)

Question 5

Part 1: List the four (4) spaces of resource mobilisation according to the spaces of wellbeing framework (1 mark)

spaces of capability, spaces of security, therapeutic spaces, and integrative spaces

Part 2: Using the spaces of wellbeing framework, identify four (4) examples of how we can facitlitate older peoples wellbeing in our cities/urban spaces (4 marks)

Example 1 (1 mark)

Accessible on public transport

Example 2 (1 mark)

Health care

Example 3 (1 mark)

Out door accessible for age people

Example 4 (1 mark)

Community Engagement Initiatives

Question 6

Identify one example of digital social inequality in Australia and explain how it impacts different social groups in Australia (5 marks)

Question 7

Identify and describe one example of gender inequality evident in urban societies and environments. In your response, make reference to the concept that sustains the gender inequality you have identified (5 marks).

Question 8

In light of what you have learnt this semester, provide a reflection on:

why learning about social difference and how it is manifest spatially is important

how you will apply your learning in your everyday life and in your future careers

Use specific examples to justify your points. (5 marks)

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