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HSC Society and Culture
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Society & Culture research guide
Essential resources for Society & Culture, with a focus on those that are useful for your Personal Interest Project (PIP) research.
Personal Interest Projects (PIPs)
Access award winning PIPs, both onsite and online, and hear great advice from high achieving past students.
Society & Culture HSC exam
Highly accomplished Society & Culture teacher, Mandy Lupton, answers questions from students studying for their final exam.
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Gale in Context - Opposing viewpoints and Global issues
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Find differing points of view and critical overviews of contemporary global issues relating to society, politics, technology, conflict, health and business. Search Opposing Viewpoints and Global Issues individually or simultaneously from the main search box.
Australia Newsbank
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Articles from Australian metropolitan, regional and local newspapers such as Sydney Morning Herald, Daily Telegraph and The Australian. You can also browse for Australian articles on current topics such as video game violence or texting while driving.
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Finding the right online sources
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Getting better results from your searches
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Better searching with online resources
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Citing your work and avoiding plagiarism
We show you how to get the right citations from academic resources and best present your work.
Essential Library resources for research
We bring together key HSC subjects resources, including those for Advanced and Extension courses.
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