CHCDEV002: Community Work and Sociological Factors Analysis

This assignment, CHCDEV002, analyzes the impacts of sociological factors on clients within community work and services. It delves into the influence of major social and cultural institutions like education, religion, and healthcare on individuals and families, exploring how these institutions shape life experiences. The assignment examines inequality in various forms (social, economic, racial) and its consequences, including the effects of long-term unemployment on individuals and families. Furthermore, it investigates the impact of age-related stereotypes and factors associated with different age categories. The activities require the student to define key concepts, provide examples, and analyze the detrimental effects of social and economic issues on clients in the Australian context.

CHCDEV002
Analyse impacts of sociological
factors on clients in community
work and services
Learner Workbook

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................2
Candidate Details.............................................................................................................................3
Assessment – CHCDEV002: Analyse impacts of sociological factors on clients in community work
and services...................................................................................................................................3
Competency Record to be completed by Assessor........................................................................4
Activities...........................................................................................................................................6
Activity 1A......................................................................................................................................6
Activity 1B......................................................................................................................................7
Activity 1C......................................................................................................................................8
Activity 1D.....................................................................................................................................9
Activity 1E....................................................................................................................................10
Activity 2A....................................................................................................................................11
Activity 2B....................................................................................................................................12
Activity 2C....................................................................................................................................13
Activity 3A....................................................................................................................................14
Activity 3B....................................................................................................................................15
Activity 3C....................................................................................................................................16
Skills and Knowledge Activity.......................................................................................................17
Major Activity..............................................................................................................................18

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Candidate Details
Assessment – CHCDEV002: Analyse impacts of sociological factors on clients in
community work and services
Please complete the following activities and hand in to your trainer for marking. This forms part of
your assessment for CHCDEV002: Analyse impacts of sociological factors on clients in community
work and services.
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Competency Record to be completed by Assessor
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Date of Assessment: _______________________________________________________
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Observation/Demonstration
Throughout this unit, you will be expected to show your competency of the elements through
observations or demonstrations. Your instructor will have a list of demonstrations you must
complete or tasks to be observed. The observations and demonstrations will be completed as well as
the activities found in this workbook. An explanation of demonstrations and observations:
Demonstration is off-the-job
A demonstration will require:
Performing a skill or task that is asked of you
Undertaking a simulation exercise
Observation is on-the-job
The observation will usually require:
Performing a work based skill or task
Interaction with colleagues and/or customers
Your instructor will inform you of which one of the above they would like you to do. The
demonstration/observation will cover one of the unit’s elements.
The observation/demonstration will take place either in the workplace or the training environment,
depending on the task to be undertaken and whether it is an observation or demonstration. Your
instructor will ensure you are provided with the correct equipment and/or materials to complete the
task. They will also inform you of how long you have to complete the task.
You should be able to demonstrate you can:
1. Identify social and cultural issues impacting on clients in Australian society
2. Analyse impacts of social and cultural factors on clients
3. Monitor impact of social and cultural factors on community work and services provided to
clients
You should also demonstrate the following skills:
 Functions of social and cultural institutions within Australian society
 Factors contributing to client experiences of inequality
 Effects and consequences of unemployment
 Contemporary frameworks and influences underpinning social policy
 Political and economic theory and systems
 Concepts of inequality
 Different beliefs
 Specific policy decisions and their impact on community work
 Organisational standards, policies and procedures.

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Activities
Activity 1A
Estimated Time 50 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to identify major social and cultural
institutions in Australian society and their societal functions.
Activity 1. What major social and cultural institutions affect your life?
There have been various different social and cultural institutions that have come
to have a significant impact on my personal life. These include educational
institutions such as pre-schools, high school, college, which have shaped my
personal and professional life. Family has also had a very significant impact on my
life, teaching my all the social norms and rules required to effectively navigate
through the current modern society. Religious institutions have also affected my
life in a significant manner. Cultural institutions such as art galleries and museums
have come to affect my life as well.
2. Briefly explain the purpose of each social and cultural institutions in
Question 1.
The purpose of educational institutions is to impart the required knowledge and
skills that one might require later in their professional life to be successful in the
modern world. The purpose of cultural institutions such as art galleries and
museums is to preserve the cultural heritage of bygone humans of the past and to
promote their creations to the current humans in order to promote their cultural
background within the society (Iqbal). The purpose of religious institutions is to
ensure that human being walk the path of life that is morally and ethically good
and to ensure that past religious customs and traditions are carried on to the next
generation so that they can be passed down from one generation to another.

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Activity 1B
Estimated Time 20 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to identify ways in which major institutions
in Australian society can impact clients as individuals and as part of community
and family groups.
Activity 1. Explain how your life has been influenced by the following institutions:
a) Education
Educational institutions have had an immense impact on my personal and
professional life. I have been a part of educational institutions ever since I was
born from pre schools to high school to college institutions. All of these have
contributed to the immense learning that I have received on numerous
different subjects which contributed to my personal and professional
development. In addition, these educational institutions have also imparted
essential non-academic knowledge to me such as the extreme importance of
cooperation and team work with others. Educational institutions have also
improved my effective communication skills allowing me to better articulate
my thoughts and engage in effective communication with others.
b) Religious institutions
Religious institutions such as temples, churches and mosques have also had a
significant impact on my personal life. Such institutions make me feel as part of a
greater community and have in the past helped me to make sense of our place in
the universe. Donations made by myself and the community at large to such
religious institutions have also resulted in the overall growth and development of
our community which has also had a significant impact on me personally
(Matthewman and Huppatz, 2020). Further visiting religious institutions with my
grandparents is one of the most beloved and cherished memories that I have of
my late grandparents and this showcases how religious institutions also
significantly impact the family dynamics in the modern world.

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c) Health systems
Health systems such as public and private hospitals, vaccination centres etc., have
also impacted my life in a significant manner. Such healthcare institutions have
played an instrumental part in ensuring that me, my family and members of my
community and the Australian population in general come to possess a healthy
lifestyle that is free from diseases, viruses and infections. In addition, such
healthcare institutions have also ensured that even in cases where me, my family
members of any individual of the Australian population gets injured, infected by
some disease or infection, then they are administered the required and
appropriate healthcare treatment to cure them.

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Activity 1C
Estimated Time 30 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to examine and identify possible effects and
consequences of conditions and experiences of inequality on clients as
individuals and as part of community and family groups.
Activity 1. Define inequality. Give examples.
Inequality within a given society relates to relational processes in a society that
come to limit or influence the social status, class or circle of a particular group of
individuals of the society. Inequality can of numerous types such as social
inequality, economic inequality, racial inequality etc., Social inequality occurs
when vital resources such as income, power, land etc., have been unequally
divided amongst the members of a given society. Economic inequality relates to
unequal wealth or pay distribution amongst different members of a given society.
2. What are the consequences of inequality?
There are numerous negative consequences of different types of inequalities
within the Australian society. Economic inequality amongst the different members
of the Australian population results in increased rates of health and social
problems for the Australian citizens affected by economic inequality. This also
results in a lower satisfaction and happiness metrics being identified amongst the
Australian population (Singh and Pandey, 2017). Racial inequality within the
Australian society results in individuals belonging to marginal and ethnic minority
groups feeling alienated from the common population and also experiencing
additional hurdles and problems in their day to day operations within Australian

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society. Social inequalities such as discouraging women to vote also have
significantly negative consequences towards the overall growth and development
of the entire Australian society.
Activity 1D
Estimated Time 25 Minutes
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to Identify impacts of long-term
unemployment and associated issues on clients as individuals and as family
members.
Activity 1. What detrimental effects can long-term unemployment have?
Long term unemployment can have numerous detrimental effects on an induvial,
their family and on the Australian society in general. Long term unemployment
results in decreased income for the individual and for their families, which can
make their survival within the modern world difficult. Long term unemployment
can also take a massive toll on the mental health of the individual as constant and
consistent rejection from the external environments can make individuals feel
inept, inadequate and worthless, which has a significantly negative impact on all
of their professional, social and personal interactions.