Deck 3: Aboriginality and Australias Indigenous Peoples

Question 1

What is a central strategy identity politics?

A)The powerless try to live in positive ways
B)Decisions on identity are made by the government
C)Definitions of identity are outlined in policy
D)The powerless define themselves in positive ways

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which landmark case provided that pastoral leases could not extinguish Aboriginal native title?

A)The Wik case
B)The Terra Nullius case
C)The Mabo case
D)The Namatjira case

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following was NOT included as an initiative under John Howard's Northern Territory intervention?

A)Reduced policing in favour of Aboriginal elders
B)Protecting Aboriginal children from abuse
C)Prohibitions on alcohol and pornography
D)Land tenure and housing reforms

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following statements INCORRECTLY describes a health initiative for Aboriginal Australians?

A)A nationwide 24-hour telephone helpline devoted to Aboriginal health issues
B)An Aboriginal medical service established in Redfern,NSW in 1972
C)120 Indigenous community-controlled health services across Australia
D)90 Indigenous-controlled organisations tackling alcohol- and drug-related problems

Question 5

In what era were reserves and missions established ostensibly to provide security for Aboriginal Australians?

A)Self-determination era
B)Assimilation and integration era
C)Protection era
D)Colonial era

Question 6

Explain briefly the position of Aboriginal people in relation to income and housing and compare this to the situation for non-Aboriginal people in Australia.

Question 7

List three ways in which people reclaim their identity and use sociological concepts to explain each approach.

Question 8

Select the INCORRECT description of the social profile of Australia's Indigenous population:

A)Indigenous Australians occupy the lowest/worst socioeconomic status in Australia
B)Unemployment is worse for Indigenous women,youth and rural inhabitants
C)1)2 per cent of higher education students in Australia are Indigenous
D)Although the difference in average incomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is large,this gap has become smaller over the past decade

Question 9

Sociological analysis of Aboriginal life in Australia shows all EXCEPT:

A)Displacement is a social process whereby colonialism caused the removal of Indigenous land ownership rights
B)Structural inequality is due largely to racism,colonialism and dispossession refers to unequal distribution of age,health and cultural practices
C)The ideology of liberal individualism views Aboriginal peoples as responsible for their own failures and successes and does not believe that structural inequality explains social conditions
D)Understanding the impact of racism and colonialism as determined/caused by one's race,such as Aboriginal,is negative because it views individuals as victims

Question 10

Which socio-historical fact INCORRECTLY describes Australia's history?

A)Colonialism began in Australia in 1770 with the arrival of Captain James Cook
B)Australian history presents Aborigines as passive victims of colonialism
C)Aboriginals are a heterogeneous population that was subjected to protectionist legislation pre-World War II and assimilationist policies post-World War II
D)Aboriginals lack sovereignty over land according to terra nullius because their ancestry cannot be documented by birth certificates as required by British law

Question 11

What two concepts are central to sociological analyses of the experiences of Indigenous peoples in Australian society?

A)Culture and language
B)History and racism
C)Racism and structural inequality
D)Reconciliation and racism

Question 12

What is important to gaining a balanced perspective on the history of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal relations?
a)Hearing Aboriginal voices
b)Learning history in Australian schools
c)Written history
d)Australia Day

Question 13

Treating everyone in the same way works to:

A)Improve fairness in society
B)Provide everyone with the same opportunities
C)Provide everyone with the same experiences
D)Increase inequality in society

Question 14

For what reason did the Social Justice Commissioner Tom Calma criticise the National Emergency Response outcomes and measures?

A)They placed Aboriginals on a par with motorcycle gangs
B)The language of emergency and crisis of the legislation stifled debate
C)There were significant human rights concerns with the particular approach taken by government
D)There was a lack of consultation with Aboriginal people

Question 15

What are the markers that most commonly underpin structural inequality in Australian society?

A)Race and opportunity
B)Race/ethnicity,class,gender
C)Gender,class,age
D)Race,ethnicity,class

Question 16

The policy of self-determination can be critiqued for each of the following reasons EXCEPT:

A)Its scope is narrow and limited
B)It fails to address Aboriginal powerlessness and alienation
C)It requires Aboriginals to remove themselves from the dominant culture
D)It denies Aboriginals the right to self-govern

Question 17

In what year was the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission abolished?

A)2005
B)2006
C)2004
D)2002

Question 18

In what year was the referendum in which over 90 per cent of Australians voted to have two clauses that discriminated against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples removed from the Constitution?

A)1972
B)1967
C)1975
D)1992

Question 19

Sociologists point out a number of problems and myths about Aboriginal identity which include all EXCEPT:

A)It assumes races are discrete and individual
B)It is based on the myth that cultures are fluid and change over time
C)It sees Aboriginal culture as at risk of disappearing
D)It asserts a difference between original and pure versus hybrid and diluted cultures

Question 20

What makes it difficult for the marginalised to assert identity?

A)Identity is a personal issue for everyone
B)Identity is constructed and legitimised by the powerful
C)The focus of identity is on oppression
D)Identity is multifaceted and inherited

Question 21

In less than 500 words,describe an example of the emerging dialogue of reconciliation.It might be an experience in which you were personally involved or have heard about through mainstream or social media.Explain how it represents an emerging dialogue of reconciliation.

Question 22

Examples of reconciliation include the following EXCEPT:

A)The strength of the Reconciliation Marches in 2000
B)Achievements in art and popular culture
C)Michael Long's Long Walk
D)Changes to political power

Question 23

How does Curthoys characterise the interaction taking place under reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians?

A)Dialogue
B)Based on myths
C)Negotiation
D)Uneasy conversation

Question 24

Non-Indigenous Australians are not truly aware of the reality of Indigenous disadvantage.Discuss.