SayPro 7449 Critically analyze how mathematics is used in social, political, and economic relations

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

People credited with this unit standard are able to: analyze critically the use of mathematical language and relationships in the workplace and in the economy; analyze critically the use of mathematics in social relations; analyze critically the use of mathematics and mathematical language and relationships in political relations.

UNIT STANDARD OUTCOME HEADER

Critically analyze the use of mathematical language

SPECIFIC OUTCOME

Critically analyze the use of mathematical language and relationships in the workplace. Wage negotiations, salary increases, and productivity as a ratio. Critically analyze the use of mathematics and mathematical language and relationships in political relations. Income distribution; census; elections; voting; opinion polls. Ways in which mathematical relationships and language can be used to represent particular perspectives are described. The impact of the use of mathematics in these contexts on individuals and social groups is described.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION

The ways in which mathematics is used in the workplace are described. Percentage, graphs, differences, ratio, and proportion. Ways in which mathematical relationships and language can be used to represent particular perspectives are described. Different forms of comparisons such as differences versus ratio. Manipulation of graphs through the choice of a graph, scale, axes, and nature of axes. Use of different averages: mean, median, mode. More than one perspective is to be described. Critically analyze the use of mathematical language and relationships in the economy. Budgeting, banks: interest rates, mortgage, service charges; fuel prices; pensions; inflation; the value of the rand, and exchange rates. The ways in which mathematics is used are described. %, graphs, differences, ratio, and proportion. Use of different averages: mean, median, and mode. More than one perspective is to be described. The impact of economic changes on the individual is described. Critically analyze the use of mathematics in social relations. Social differentiation: gender, social mobility, race; historical and possible future contexts, e.g. employment equity; apartheid policies. The ways in which mathematics is used in the workplace are described. Percentage, graphs, differences, ratio, and proportion. Ways in which mathematical relationships and language can be used to represent particular perspectives are described. Different forms of comparisons such as differences versus ratio. Manipulation of graphs through the choice of a graph, scale, axes, and nature of axes. Use of different averages: mean, median, mode. More than one perspective is to be described. Critically analyze the use of mathematical language and relationships in the economy. Budgeting, banks: interest rates, mortgage, service charges; fuel prices; pensions; inflation; the value of the rand, and exchange rates. The ways in which mathematics is used are described. %, graphs, differences, ratio, and proportion. Use of different averages: mean, median, and mode. More than one perspective is to be described. The impact of economic changes on the individual is described. Critically analyze the use of mathematics in social relations. Social differentiation: gender, social mobility, race; historical and possible future contexts, e.g. employment equity; apartheid policies. Ways in which mathematics can be used as a filter for social differentiation are described. Social differentiation includes examples such as entrance qualifications; the number of women doing mathematics. The significance attached to numbers by different societies is described. Spiritual; superstitious; aesthetic; political. The use of mathematics in the media is described. Adverts, reports, sports. Critically analyze the use of mathematics & mathematical language & relationships in political relations.