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Health and physical education / Year 9 and 10 / Personal, Social and Community Health / Being healthy, safe and active

Curriculum content descriptions

Evaluate factors that shape identities and critically analyse how individuals impact the identities of others (ACPPS089)

Elaborations
  • analysing how societal norms, stereotypes and expectations influence the way young people think about their bodies, abilities, gender, sexuality, food, physical activity, sexual health, drugs and/or risk-taking behaviours
  • examining how diversity and gender are represented in the media and communities, and investigating the influence these representations have on identities
  • analysing the role of family, friends and community in supporting an individual’s identities, and proposing strategies to enhance their own and others’ wellbeing
  • investigating how cultural beliefs and practices surrounding transitions to adulthood differ between cultures
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
  • Personal and social capability Personal and social capability
ScOT terms

Personal identity,  Social influence

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