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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |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 |6 pages
The State, Society and Citizens
chapter |4 pages
The Changing Concept of Citizenship
chapter |6 pages
Global citizenship
chapter |4 pages
The Role of the State in Citizens’ Lives
chapter |2 pages
Privatisation
chapter |7 pages
Boyson condemns ‘evil’ single parents
chapter |1 pages
Rights and Responsibilities or Responsibilities and Rights?
chapter |6 pages
…and responsibilities
chapter |9 pages
The Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
chapter |3 pages
Open government and freedom of information
chapter |7 pages
Freedom of information or quality of information?
chapter |3 pages
The Citizen and the Legal System
chapter |12 pages
Civil law
chapter |15 pages
Magistrates
chapter |5 pages
A Citizen’s Ability to Redress Grievances
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 |4 pages
The Role of the State in the Provision of Welfare
chapter |9 pages
The problematic nature of ‘being in need’
chapter |5 pages
Marxist and feminist approaches
chapter |8 pages
Attitudes Towards Citizens Receiving Welfare Benefits
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 |3 pages
Eliminating non-voting: make all citizens vote
chapter |4 pages
Devolution
chapter |4 pages
Social characteristics or personal qualities?
chapter |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
chapter |5 pages
From Friday 18 June 1999 to May Day demonstrations
part |1 pages
Part 3 The Citizen, Society and the Community