AC9HE7K04 Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences

Content descriptor the reasons individuals work, the types of work they are involved in, and how they may derive an income

Elaborations

• • Elaboration identifying different types of work; for example, full-time, part-time, casual, at home, paid, unpaid, unrecognised and volunteer, to appreciate the reasons individuals work or contribute to community organisations
• • Elaboration identifying the ways people derive an income, such as working for a wage or salary, owning a business, being a shareholder, providing a rental service or receiving a social security benefit
• • Elaboration describing examples of how continuity of cultural practices and management of Country/Place contributes to and sustains First Nations communities; for example, regional tourism ventures, coaching and mentoring initiatives, and fostering entrepreneurial and start-up cultures in regional and remote communities
• • Elaboration analysing the contribution that work can make to an individual’s identity and role within a community; for example, earning an income, contributing to self-esteem and happiness, supporting the community through volunteering, enhancing material and non-material living standards