Preliminary Community and Family Studies

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Core 1 Resource Management

Core 2 Individuals and Groups

Core 3 Families and Communities

• wellbeing
• needs and wants
• resources
• personal management skills
• strategies for effective resource management
• interviews as a primary research method

• types of groups
• reasons for group formation
• specific roles of individuals
• factors that contribute to the role they adopt within groups
• observation as a primary research method
• power bases
• leadership
• factors influencing leadership
• case study as a secondary research method
• causes of conflict
• conflict resolution

• family
• family structures
• roles individuals adopt within families
• communities
• questionnaires as a primary research method
• levels of community organisation
• roles groups adopt within communities
• decision making in communities
• nature of change
• impact of change on families and communities
• types of support
• stages of the lifespan
• literature review as a secondary research method
• influences on socialisation

HSC Community and Family Studies

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Core 1 Research Methodology

• the purpose of research
• the focus of research
• sampling
• types of data
• sources of data
• reliability and validity
• ethical behaviour
• questionnaires
• interviews
• case studies
• observations
• literature reviews
• planning for research
• conducting research
• interpreting research

Core 2 Groups in Context: Youth

• prevalence of youth within the community
• individual diversity within the group
• terminology used by the community to describe the group
• specific needs of the group
• types of services
• factors affecting access to services

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Core 3 Parenting and Caring

• biological parents
• social parents
• carers
• the roles of parents and carers
• preparations for becoming a parent or carer
• characteristics of the dependant
• influences on parents and carers
• styles of parenting or caring
• rights and responsibilities in parenting and caring
• types of support
• types of services provide through formal support

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