Aussie Childcare Network Forum

2. Cultural Influences
a. From the choices below, identify five (5) cultural influences and changing cultural practices that have shaped the Australia of today.
b. From the five you have selected, choose two (2) and briefly explain how you see their influence manifest in Australia today.

a) Select five (5) from these choices:
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i. Presence of Western culture in Australia
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ii. Many Australians have blue eyes
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iii. The existence of a democratic system of government
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iv. Dominance of the English language in Australia
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v. Population growth
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vi. The presence of marsupials in Australia
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vii. Evidence of a significant Anglo-Celtic heritage
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viii. The diverse input of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
b) How you see this influence is manifested in Australia today:

Need help with this question. I think the option are 1, 3,4,5 and 8.

Yes. I have.

1. Influence of population growth: Today, Australia’s total population increase is of one person in every 1 minute and 19 seconds. Out of Australia’s 23.2 million people, 2.4% are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The percentage of youth is very high compared to the whole population of Australia.
2. Dominance of English language in Australia: 11% of Aboriginal people mainly speaking an Aboriginal language at home in 2008. 75% of these can speak in english. Many Aboriginal children were forced to learn english in order to assimilate to western society. Abolition of White Australia policy in 1970 designed to support migrants of non-english speaking background. Today, English is considered as a bridging language across different cultures. Today the language spoken and used for teaching is "Standard Australian English". It is spoken by a dominant group in Australia.

I guess 1, 3, 4, 7, 8 not 5