Aussie Social Groupings

Social Groupings can be defined by...

• the characteristics of the group

• the smell of the group

• the name of the group

• the type if the group

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a social grouping?

• age

• race

• type of job

• hair colour

Which term describes 'our sense of who we are and where we belong'?

• ID Card

• Social Identity

• Social Media

• Media Identity

How do we tend to categorise other people?

• By their pets.

• By their eye and hair colour.

• By their similarities and differences to us.

• By their cars.

What can lead us into making assumptions about other groups of people?

• False information

• Social Media

• Our own experiences

• Clowns

Can pop-culture representations of groups affect our perceptions?

• Sometimes

• Maybe

• No

• Yes

What does marginalised mean?

• Not treated the same as everyone else

• Straight like a ruler

• Full of margarine

• Gets special treatment

What does privileged mean?

• Not treated as well as everyone else

• Private

• Falls off a ledge

• Gets special treatment

Do we have many different social groups in Australia?

• No - we re all the same.

• Yes - we are multicultural.

• Maybe, maybe not.

• I don't actually care.

Social groupings are important for society because...

• They make life interesting

• We can learn from each other

• They introduce us to awesome new food

• All of these are relelvant