AC9HC10K05 Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences

Content descriptor the challenges to and ways of sustaining a resilient democracy and a cohesive society in Australia and/or in our region or globally

Elaborations

• • Elaboration identifying the key characteristics of cohesive, democratic societies, such as cooperation, inclusion, respect and peaceful resolution of conflicts, and the importance of an active and informed citizenry
• • Elaboration considering threats to Australian democracy and other democracies, such as the influence of vested interests, organised crime, corruption and lawlessness, and the impact of social media on the quality of civic debate about controversial matters
• • Elaboration locating and discussing a range of possible threats to the resilience of democratic societies globally, such as extreme polarisation of views and a breakdown in social consensus, and the reasons for the rise of non-democratic forces such as extremist groups with no commitment to democratic values
• • Elaboration examining how our Western democratic heritage and values such as freedom of speech support participation in public debate about controversial issues; for example, the date of Australia Day, the Uluru Statement, reconciliation and truth-telling, or the call for a treaty between First Nations Australians and the Australian Government