ЦТ Social Studies case studies
ЦТ Social Studies · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The ЦТ Social Studies (Централизованное тестирование по обществоведению) is a standardized multiple-choice examination used in Belarus as part of centralized testing for admission to higher-education programmes in law, history, sociology, economics and related social-science fields. It suits secondary-school graduates and other applicants who need a comparable, centrally scored result rather than school-based assessment alone. The ЦТ Social Studies case studies are 5 cases and about 4,497 words.
1The Cooperative That Cannot Agree on Its Own Rules
A housing cooperative of 240 members has run for nine years on informal norms: decisions are made at general meetings by a show of hands, and the chair has always announced the result without counting. This year the cooperative must replace the roof (cost: about 180,000 units, of which 120,000 must come from members' contributions).
829 words, about 4 min2The Student Who Studies Twelve Hours and Learns Nothing
A university student, Mira, prepares for a social-science exam. For three weeks she studies 11–12 hours a day.
850 words, about 4 min3The Factory, the Town, and the River
A town of 60,000 depends on a pulp mill that employs 2,800 people directly and about 4,000 more in logging, transport, and services. The mill discharges treated effluent into the river from which the town draws drinking water and which supports a small fishery (about 90 jobs).
929 words, about 5 min4The Petition, the Mayor, and the Rule of Law
A city of 400,000 has a legal requirement that any construction above 12 storeys needs a public consultation and an environmental review. A developer proposes a 20-storey tower on a site next to a school.
951 words, about 5 min5The Two-Currency Household
Two partners, A and B, share a household. A earns 90,000 units a year and works 55 hours a week; B earns 30,000 and works 25 hours a week, and does about 30 hours a week of unpaid housework and childcare.
938 words, about 5 min