A local council announces a new “Community Safety and Harmony” policy. In the accompanying media release, the council states that it will increase “random compliance checks” on small businesses in one shopping strip because “some shopfronts don’t reflect mainstream Australian values” and “language barriers can create risk.” In the week after the announcement, a talkback radio segment repeats the phrase “not like us” when discussing the shopping strip, and several residents post online that the area feels “less Australian than it used to.”
c. Suggest one change the council could make to reduce othering while still addressing its stated aim of “community safety and harmony”. Justify your suggestion with reference to the process of othering.
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In this unit, students explore expressions of culture and ethnicity within Australian society in two different contexts – Australian Indigenous cultures, and ethnicity in relation to migrant groups. Students critically examine the historical suppression and increasing public awareness of Australian Indigenous cultures, and investigate ethnicity as a key sociological category, considering how ethnic identities are formed, experienced, and shaped by various forces.
Students examine the sociological concepts of race and ethnicity, the process of othering, and the theory of cultural hybridity. They investigate Australia’s ethnic diversity, multiculturalism, factors influencing belonging and inclusion, and the ethical implications of research into ethnic groups, including a case study of a specific ethnic group.
the process of othering
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