Ethnicity Sac 2a

Ethnicity

Refers to a shared cultural heritage and way of life

Material Culture

Refers to tangible aspects of culture; things that we can see and touch, including objects, places and living things that have a meaning for a group.

Non-Material Culture

refers to the intangible parts of culture that we cannot see, including language, values, norms and symbols.

Customs

Include participating in festivals, maintaining more than one language, religious practices and eating unique food.

Traditions

Are a cultural practice that occurs regularly across time

Belonging

Refers to the emotional experience of feeling secure and supported within a group. It includes the feelings of acceptance and inclusion amongst members of particular society.

Inclusion

Refers to individuals and groups having resources, opportunities and capabilities to learn, work, engage and have a voice in society.

Media

Refers to the various forms of communication used to transmit information, entertainment or ideas to a large audience: print, digital or electronic.

Media representation

refers to the form and nature of the depiction of an ethnic group

Political factors

Refers to aspects of the structure, organisation and policies of a government or political system that can influence society and individual behaviour.

Ethical Methodology:

Refers to the process sed to conduct socially responsible research, including people who have agreed to take part, after being provided with information about about the study, whose privacy is protected. The guidelines are outlined by are outlined by the Australian Sociological Association (TASA)

Informed Consent

Is the formal agreement of an individual to participate in a research project.

Voluntary participation

refers to the willing involvement of research participant, including awareness of their right to refuse participation in a research project without having to give a reason or justify their decision.

Privacy

refers to the use of methods, such as disguising personal identities in written and oral reports of the research, to protect the identity of participant.

Confidentiality

refers to protecting the data gathered from research participants and storing it carefully and securely.