ABSTRACT

Citizenship in Modern Britain is a readable text that examines citizenship from a social science perspective. The subject matter has been divided into three sections,corresponding to each of the AQA AS Level modules. The text also provides all the necessary academic material required for examinable citizenship courses, supported and developed by a series of research, practical and discursive activities. These activities have been designed not only extend to students’ knowledge of the subject, but also to encourage thought, debate and evaluation.

This book is essential for students taking AS level Citizenship. It also provides excellent support for students who are studying subjects that have close links to citizenship issues such as sociology, law, Government and politics and general studies.

chapter 1|4 pages

Why Citizenship?

chapter |12 pages

Education for Citizenship

part |1 pages

Part 1 The Citizen and the State

chapter |1 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 2|6 pages

The State, Society and Citizens

chapter 3|4 pages

The Changing Concept of Citizenship

chapter |6 pages

Global citizenship

chapter |2 pages

Privatisation

chapter |6 pages

…and responsibilities

chapter |3 pages

The Citizen and the Legal System

chapter |12 pages

Civil law

chapter |15 pages

Magistrates

chapter |5 pages

The process of investigation

chapter |2 pages

The Service First Unit

chapter |2 pages

The Citizen and the Police

chapter |4 pages

Military policing

chapter |8 pages

Police culture

chapter |5 pages

Marxist and feminist approaches

chapter |14 pages

Welfare pluralism

part |1 pages

Part 2 The Citizen and the Political Process

chapter |1 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter |7 pages

Alienation or apathy?

chapter |4 pages

Concern for democracy

chapter |4 pages

Devolution

chapter 7|8 pages

principles of public life

chapter |3 pages

Easy work?

chapter |22 pages

Parties, Ideologies and Citizens

chapter |3 pages

Popular Political Involvement

chapter |7 pages

Classifying pressure groups

chapter |1 pages

New social movements

chapter |2 pages

Direct action

part |1 pages

Part 3 The Citizen, Society and the Community

chapter |1 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter |1 pages

Elitism

chapter |2 pages

What is knowledge?

chapter |3 pages

Feminist approaches

chapter |8 pages

A subjective process

chapter |2 pages

Development of stereotypes

chapter |8 pages

Race and empowerment

chapter |6 pages

Spiral of empowerment

chapter |3 pages

Ending poverty

chapter |1 pages

Citizenship and Community Involvement

chapter |1 pages

Stage 2—be reflective

chapter |5 pages

Stage 3—be successful

chapter |1 pages

The Grade C student

chapter |1 pages

GOOD LUCK ALL CITIZENS