NZQA registered unit standard Title Describe a social process Level 1 28119 version 1 Page 1 of 2 Credits 4 Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to describe a social process. Classification Social Science Studies > Sociology Available grade Achieved, Merit, and Excellence Criteria for Merit Describe a social process in detail. Criteria for Excellence Comprehensively describe a social process. Explanatory notes 1 Sociology is the rigorous and methodical study of society. Sociologists investigate the structure of groups, organisations, and societies, and how people interact in these contexts. 2 This unit standard can be awarded with an Achieved, Merit, or Excellence grade as specified below. Describe a social process means to describe a social process in terms of its influence on individuals and society. Describe a social process in detail means to identify and describe the interaction of various social structures, institutions, groups and individuals involved in the social process. The description should be supported with appropriate evidence and examples. Comprehensively describe a social process means to describe in-depth a social process, including the role norms and values play in shaping the process. The description must be supported with a comprehensive range of appropriate evidence and examples. 3 Definition Social processes are the means through which individual and social identities and relationships are shaped. They may include but are not limited to socialisation, stratification, and globalisation. NZQA National Qualifications Services SSB Code 130301 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 NZQA registered unit standard 4 28119 version 1 Page 2 of 2 Assessment support material related to this unit standard can be found at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/providers-partners/assessment-andmoderation/assessment-of-standards/assessment-support-material/. Outcomes and evidence requirements Outcome 1 Describe a social process. Evidence requirements 1.1 The social process is described in terms of its influence on individuals and on society. Planned review date 31 December 2018 Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment Registration 1 22 August 2014 N/A Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference 0119 This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do. Please note Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment. Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards. Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards. Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements. Comments on this unit standard Please contact NZQA National Qualifications Services nqs@nzqa.govt.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard. NZQA National Qualifications Services SSB Code 130301 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016