ABSTRACT
The concept of citizenship has been the subject of increasing interest over the last few years 1 and it is not surprising that it should admit of several interpretations.2 According to the Marshallian conception of citizenship, wh ich I caIl the social citizenship conception, being a citizen means not only being able to participate in the politicallife of one's society, but also being able to participate in the standard lifestyle and activities of one's society. To be a citizen is to not be sociaHy excluded from the group because one cannot consume what most members of the group consume, and it imp!ies that one has socia! rights consisting in 'the who!e range from the right to a modicum of economic we!fare and security to the right to share to the fuH in the socia! heritage and to live the life of a civilized being according to the standards prevailing in the society' (MarshaH, 1963, p. 74). Being a citizen, in short, means being a fuH member of society.
