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SOCE Exam Preparation for 2025/2026 Complete
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List some alternatives for hostile architecture - CORRECT ANSWER=- More government
money in helpful resources (drug abuse, homeless shelters, domestic violence, mental health
resources)
- More community work (creating non-hostile architecture) to provide more places and to also
create a positive society
- Increase awareness to ensure everyone is aware it is evident, which will likely result in more
protesting against it and resulting in government action
List the main causes of homelessness - CORRECT ANSWER=- less job opportunities
- domestic violence
- addiction and drug abuse (gambling, substance)
- mental health disorders
- unaffordable housing (inflation)
- poor education
In the last 25 years:
Income inequality between countries has ______ and ______ within countries - CORRECT
ANSWER=Improved. Declined
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Where has income inequality fallen? - CORRECT ANSWER=Latin American and the
Caribbean
Factors that contribute to an increase in income inequality? - CORRECT ANSWER=- Inflation
- Financial crisis implications
What does the term 'social mobility' refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER=The opportunities
provided to people to move throughout the social hierarchy
What is upward social mobility? - CORRECT ANSWER=Moving from a lower social stratum
to a higher social stratum
What is social stratification? - CORRECT ANSWER=Societies categorisation of its people
based on factors such as wealth, income, education (who is high up the social ladder/pyramid
and who is lower)
Hindu caste system? - CORRECT ANSWER=- Divides Hindus into 4 main categories (a
pyramid)
- It is a social hierarchy passed down through families: so much power that it is able to dictate
the professions a person can work in, as well as social aspects such as who they can marry.
What is meritocracy? - CORRECT ANSWER=A system, organisation or society in which
individuals are placed in positions of power, success which is influenced on abilities, skills and
merit
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Is meritocracy flawed? Why? - CORRECT ANSWER=Yes, it Is largely flawed. Exemplified
through many people having merit, yet only few succeeding. This separation is due to pure luck
(e.g government/high employment coming from private schooling), and such as networking
Criticisms of meritocracy? - CORRECT ANSWER=- Argued to be a myth, as though it
presumes the possibility of equality of opportunity, and completely disregards and rejects
nepotism and hereditary aristocracy
- Research suggests that those who believe in meritocracy become: selfish, less self critical and
more likely to act in discriminatory ways
- Increases inequality and declines the middle class
What is a socialist economy? - CORRECT ANSWER=A socialist economy is an economic and
political system based on public or collective ownership of the means of production, emphasising
economic equality
What are the different roles in a socialist economy? - CORRECT ANSWER=- Bourgeoisie:
revolutionising industry and modernism society
- Proletariat: unite and take over power from the bourgeoisie
- Government: determining pricing levels, supplying citizens with everything needed (food to
healthcare)
A marxist view on media - CORRECT ANSWER=Those who own the media (bourgeoisie) also
control it
Conflict view on media then functionalist view - CORRECT ANSWER=- technology reinforces
inequalities among communities, with the media giving voice to the most powerful.
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- it stabilises society through assisting leisure time and increasing productivity
Marxist view on capitalism - CORRECT ANSWER=It is a system that alienates the masses -
people are required to work for capitalists that have full control over the means of production and
maintain workplace power.
What is functionalism? - CORRECT ANSWER=A framework that views society as a complex
system whose parts work together, all serving a purpose necessary for societal survival
What was the purpose of the Lousiana Literacy Test (1964)? - CORRECT ANSWER=- designed
to keep black people from voting
- Supposedly presents a 'year 5' education
- Highly specific to make it easier to mark harshly
- Very fast paced (30 questions in 10 minutes)
- It is believed that the only people to see the test were black, and lesser, some poor white people
Implications of the stolen generations? - CORRECT ANSWER=- Disconnection with extended
family, identity, language, culture
- High stress levels due to and leading to intergenerational trauma
Link between Indigenous Australians and slavery - CORRECT ANSWER=From colonisation,
Aboriginal Australians were forced into slavery and/or unpaid work, throughout various
industries
SOCE Exam Preparation for 2025/2026 Complete
Questions And Correct Answers |Already Graded
A+||Brand New!!
List some alternatives for hostile architecture - CORRECT ANSWER=- More government
money in helpful resources (drug abuse, homeless shelters, domestic violence, mental health
resources)
- More community work (creating non-hostile architecture) to provide more places and to also
create a positive society
- Increase awareness to ensure everyone is aware it is evident, which will likely result in more
protesting against it and resulting in government action
List the main causes of homelessness - CORRECT ANSWER=- less job opportunities
- domestic violence
- addiction and drug abuse (gambling, substance)
- mental health disorders
- unaffordable housing (inflation)
- poor education
In the last 25 years:
Income inequality between countries has ______ and ______ within countries - CORRECT
ANSWER=Improved. Declined
,2|Page
Where has income inequality fallen? - CORRECT ANSWER=Latin American and the
Caribbean
Factors that contribute to an increase in income inequality? - CORRECT ANSWER=- Inflation
- Financial crisis implications
What does the term 'social mobility' refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER=The opportunities
provided to people to move throughout the social hierarchy
What is upward social mobility? - CORRECT ANSWER=Moving from a lower social stratum
to a higher social stratum
What is social stratification? - CORRECT ANSWER=Societies categorisation of its people
based on factors such as wealth, income, education (who is high up the social ladder/pyramid
and who is lower)
Hindu caste system? - CORRECT ANSWER=- Divides Hindus into 4 main categories (a
pyramid)
- It is a social hierarchy passed down through families: so much power that it is able to dictate
the professions a person can work in, as well as social aspects such as who they can marry.
What is meritocracy? - CORRECT ANSWER=A system, organisation or society in which
individuals are placed in positions of power, success which is influenced on abilities, skills and
merit
,3|Page
Is meritocracy flawed? Why? - CORRECT ANSWER=Yes, it Is largely flawed. Exemplified
through many people having merit, yet only few succeeding. This separation is due to pure luck
(e.g government/high employment coming from private schooling), and such as networking
Criticisms of meritocracy? - CORRECT ANSWER=- Argued to be a myth, as though it
presumes the possibility of equality of opportunity, and completely disregards and rejects
nepotism and hereditary aristocracy
- Research suggests that those who believe in meritocracy become: selfish, less self critical and
more likely to act in discriminatory ways
- Increases inequality and declines the middle class
What is a socialist economy? - CORRECT ANSWER=A socialist economy is an economic and
political system based on public or collective ownership of the means of production, emphasising
economic equality
What are the different roles in a socialist economy? - CORRECT ANSWER=- Bourgeoisie:
revolutionising industry and modernism society
- Proletariat: unite and take over power from the bourgeoisie
- Government: determining pricing levels, supplying citizens with everything needed (food to
healthcare)
A marxist view on media - CORRECT ANSWER=Those who own the media (bourgeoisie) also
control it
Conflict view on media then functionalist view - CORRECT ANSWER=- technology reinforces
inequalities among communities, with the media giving voice to the most powerful.
, 4|Page
- it stabilises society through assisting leisure time and increasing productivity
Marxist view on capitalism - CORRECT ANSWER=It is a system that alienates the masses -
people are required to work for capitalists that have full control over the means of production and
maintain workplace power.
What is functionalism? - CORRECT ANSWER=A framework that views society as a complex
system whose parts work together, all serving a purpose necessary for societal survival
What was the purpose of the Lousiana Literacy Test (1964)? - CORRECT ANSWER=- designed
to keep black people from voting
- Supposedly presents a 'year 5' education
- Highly specific to make it easier to mark harshly
- Very fast paced (30 questions in 10 minutes)
- It is believed that the only people to see the test were black, and lesser, some poor white people
Implications of the stolen generations? - CORRECT ANSWER=- Disconnection with extended
family, identity, language, culture
- High stress levels due to and leading to intergenerational trauma
Link between Indigenous Australians and slavery - CORRECT ANSWER=From colonisation,
Aboriginal Australians were forced into slavery and/or unpaid work, throughout various
industries
