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Cultural Change

• describes change in a culture
• describes effects of cultural change on people

Merit

• describes change in a culture
• describes effects of cultural change on different people (reflects varying perspectives)

Excellence

• describes in depth (using Social Studies ideas and terms) change in a culture
• describes in depth (using Social Studies ideas and terms) effects of cultural change on different people (reflects varying persepectives)

1. "Describe change in a culture"

Evidence	Credit	Merit	Excellence
Include the social studies ideas and terms provide as key terms in the unit to provide depth of understanding. What causes cultural change Movement of people: migration, cultural interaction (immigrant cultures causing change) Trade: globalization Religion Environmental issues Over population War: refugees, displacement Governmental decree - change in law Technology- communication systems etc Access to resources Time How cultures change Social organisation laws, rules, how society works, gender roles Culture and Heritage festivals, types of foods, clothing, language, parenting patterns, housing Place and environment Use of land, what to grow in the garden, seasonal change, churches, shopping (market places), how to make friends, transport Time continuity and change A sense of history, knowing your country, feeling oriented, songs that are sung, reasons for happenings Resources and economic activities access to employment trained for, career paths, education /health systems, where/who to go to when something goes wrong, gender roles in employment	Identify the cause of change and describe three ways that your aspect of culture has changed	Identify the cause of change and describe three ways that your aspect of culture has changed	Identify the cause of change and describe in depth (using social studies ideas and terms) three ways that your aspect of culture has changed

2. "Describe the effect change in a culture has on people"

Evidence	Credit	Merit	Excellence
Possible effects of cultural change on people Elderly homesickness, few people to communicate with, habits and practices of a lifetime change, fewer friends, not knowing how to access resources. Women/Men gender roles, not understood by others of other cultures, learning again daily running of home, (eg. different resources, shopping), new employment expectations, pressure from peers, neighbour differences, clothing differences, families become dysfunctional without traditional support, catering for childrens different needs, values change, traditions change. Teenagers living in two worlds of influence-parents and peers from vastly different cultural expectations, recreational opportunities and facilities, forgetting own culture and language, adapting culture. For All racism, sexism, stereotyping, prejudice, opportunities, challenge, experiences.	describes the effects of cultural change on people	describes effects of change on different people (reflects varying perspectives)	describes in depth the effect of cultural change on different people (reflects varying perspectives)