Monday, August 22, 2011

population


1.                What is demography?
 The study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations.
2.                In what year did the Australian population reach 20 million? How quickly is the population growing?
December 4, 2003. 2.1%
3.                How many Aboriginal people are estimated to have lived in Australia before Europeans arrived?
315 000
4.                What the two main ways the population can grow? What percentage of the population growth in 2010 can be attributed to each way?
It can grow by birth and by immigration, globalisations
5.                What is the total fertility rate for 2010?
1370 measures of Australias progress, 2010
6.                What was the total fertility rate for Australia in 1935? How does this compare to other years? Why do you think that it compares this way?
2.2 this one of the lowest as it was the time of the greatest depression
7.                What is the trend in the fertility rate for Australia since 1950?
It rises out of the great depression and then slowly drops
8.                What is the average size of a family in Australia? How does that compare to the US?
5 people in a house in Australia, 3.14 people in America

racist nations


1.               Who is the author and what is his job title?
Graeme Innes ????

2.               Who does he work for and what is supposed to do in this job?

3.               What does the author say is often the beginning of a racist comment? Have you ever heard anyone use this line to say something racist? If so, what did they say?
“im not a racist”
“im not a racist after a racist joke”
4.               What percent of Australians are born overseas or have an overseas parent?
50%
5.               What is a 'monoculture'?
The leadership that doesn’t problematize particular cultures, or make them wrong.
6.               What are some welcome benefits of online technology?
Homework, doing jobs for homeless people
7.               What are some unwelcome results of online social media?
Race-hate website
8.               What makes racism online so dangerous?
People may not know that they are being racist, and everyone can see
9.               What will help stop racism online?
Organisations that are shutting down ant-bullying and programs and campaign. The partnership with government social networking.
10.            What does the author suggest we need to do to stop racism?
We are all responsible for naming, and saying no to racism, We must call it when we see it.


Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Are we a racist nation?


1.               Who is the author and what is his job title?
Graeme Innes ????

2.               Who does he work for and what is supposed to do in this job?

3.               What does the author say is often the beginning of a racist comment? Have you ever heard anyone use this line to say something racist? If so, what did they say?
“im not a racist”
“im not a racist after a racist joke”
4.               What percent of Australians are born overseas or have an overseas parent?
50%
5.               What is a 'monoculture'?
The leadership that doesn’t problematize particular cultures, or make them wrong.
6.               What are some welcome benefits of online technology?
Homework, doing jobs for homeless people
7.               What are some unwelcome results of online social media?
Race-hate website
8.               What makes racism online so dangerous?
People may not know that they are being racist, and everyone can see
9.               What will help stop racism online?
Organisations that are shutting down ant-bullying and programs and campaign. The partnership with government social networking.
10.            What does the author suggest we need to do to stop racism?
We are all responsible for naming, and saying no to racism, We must call it when we see it.