UEE Social Studies case studies
UEE Social Studies · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The UEE Social Studies component is the social-science paper taken by candidates in the social science stream of a university entrance examination. It is designed for secondary-school leavers who intend to read history, geography, law, economics, political science, sociology, anthropology, or related fields, and it serves as a general readiness check on whether a candidate can read evidence, interpret data, and reason about societies rather than simply recall facts. The UEE Social Studies case studies are 5 cases and about 3,477 words.
1The 1911 Mill Strike Plaque
The Aldergrove County Historical Society must install a permanent exhibit for the mill's 120th anniversary, opening in five months. Its holdings are: 43 letters written by striking workers in 1911, donated in 1988 by a strikebreaker's descendants; 12 letters from the mill owner's family, donated last year on the condition that nothing be displayed "that defames my grandfather"; and a payroll ledger covering six weeks of the strike, which a volunteer has partially transcribed.
631 words, about 3 min2The Fenwick Shoreline Decision
Fenwick sits on a low peninsula of 1,240 residents. A tide gauge records relative sea-level rise of 4.2 mm per year over 40 years.
733 words, about 4 min3Rent Caps in Marrow City
Marrow City has 480,000 residents, 62 per cent of them renters. The rental vacancy rate is 1.6 per cent, down from 3.4 per cent in 2019.
697 words, about 3 min4The Rivermont Referendum Petition
Rivermont (population 88,000; 62,400 registered voters) elects its council at large. A coalition wants to replace that with eight single-member wards and ranked-choice voting.
694 words, about 3 min5The Kalvardi Language Program Review
Kalvardi is a village of 2,300 in a highland district. In 1990, 41 per cent of schoolchildren spoke the Kalvardi language at home; by 2022 the figure was 14 per cent.
722 words, about 4 min