• How texts explore aspects of family, class, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender and sexuality, and the way these impact on individuals and societies.
• They might also focus on issues concerning migration, colonialism and nationalism.

• How texts explore the beliefs and values nurtured in particular societies and the ways they shape individuals, communities and educational systems.
• They might also explore the tensions that arise when there are conflicts of beliefs and values, or ethics.

• How texts explore aspects of rights and responsibilities, the workings and structures of governments and institutions.
• They might also investigate hierarchies of power, the distribution of wealth and resources, the limits of justice and the law, equality and inequality, human rights and peace and conflict.

• How texts explore aspects of aesthetic inspiration, creation, craft, and beauty.
• They might also focus on the shaping and challenging of perceptions through art, and the function, value and effects of art in society.

• How texts explore the relationship between humans and the environment and the implications of technology and media for society.
• They might also consider the idea of scientific development and progress.