Lesson 2 Rights and Responsibilities
1. Introduction
Rights and Responsibilities
Issue Question: To what extent should ideology shape your thinking and actions as a citizen?
- Exhibit a global consciousness with respect to the human condition and world issues
- Accept responsibilities associated with individual and collective citizenship
- Explore how ideologies shape individual and collective citizenship
- Examine perspectives on the rights, roles, and responsibilities of the individual in a democratic society
Duration: 1 block (80 mins + homework)T
In this lesson you will look at the various understandings of the rights, roles, and responsibilities of citizenship in democratic societies. People have different points of view about them. Depending upon their views of citizenship, people may feel a responsibility to act in various ways. Consider the diagram below:
Respect for law and order
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Political participation
l
humanitarianism
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protest and civil disobedience
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