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    The document discusses the concepts of political self, citizenship, and active citizenship. It states that as social beings, people are naturally inclined to participate in politics to satisfy social needs. Active citizenship refers to meaningful participation in political processes and society through both formal and informal activities. The document argues that active citizenship fosters social belongingness and allows citizens, including youth, to influence society by having their voices heard. It helps develop competency and leadership skills in preparation for the future.

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    The document discusses the concepts of political self, citizenship, and active citizenship. It states that as social beings, people are naturally inclined to participate in politics to satisfy social needs. Active citizenship refers to meaningful participation in political processes and society through both formal and informal activities. The document argues that active citizenship fosters social belongingness and allows citizens, including youth, to influence society by having their voices heard. It helps develop competency and leadership skills in preparation for the future.

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    POLITICAL SELF:

    DEVELOPING ACTIVE
    CITIZENSHIP
    POLITICS, CITIZENSHIP AND THE SELF
    AS MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY, PEOPLE ARE NATURALLY OBLIGATED TO
    PARTICIPATE IN A POLITICAL SYSTEM AS SOCIAL CITIZENS. POLITICS REFERS TO
    THE ACTIONS OR ACTIVITIES CONCERNED WITH ACHIEVING AND USING POWER IN
    A NATION OR SOCIETY. IT IS ALSO DEFINED AS THE WAYS THAT POWER IS SHARED
    IN AN ORGANIZATION AND THE WAYS IT IS AFFECTED BY PERSONAL
    RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PEOPLE WHO WORK TOGETHER.
    AS ARISTOTLE STATED, “MAN IS, BY NATURE, A
    POLITICAL ANIMAL.” THIS IS BECAUSE MAN IS A SOCIAL
    BEING AND THAT PEOPLE NATURALLY DRAWN TO VARIOUS
    POLITICAL INVOLVEMENTS IN ORDER TO SATISFY THEIR
    SOCIAL NEEDS.
    POLITICS AS IMBIBED BY MAN IMPLIES SEVERAL THINGS:
    1. POLITICS IS CONCERNED WITH POWER. POWER
    INEQUALITIES CAN BE OBSERVED WITHIN SOCIETIES. THE
    ONE WHO HOLDS POWER HOLDS INFLUENCE.
    2. POLITICS FUNCTIONS BASED ON A PARTICULAR SOCIAL
    ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL CONTEXT. THE NATURE OF
    POLITICS AND POLITICAL SYSTEMS IS DEPENDENT ON THE
    CULTURE OF THE STATE. POLITICAL CLAIMS MADE BY
    ADVOCATES ARE INFLUENCED BY THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL
    LOCATION AND IDEOLOGY.
    3. THE POLITICAL IS ALSO PERSONAL. ONE’S PERSONAL
    CHOICES REFLECT HIS/HER PERSONAL POLITICS; BOTH ARE
    INDISTINGUISHABLE.
    4. POLITICS GOES HAND IN HAND WITH THE SOCIETY.
    POLITICS PERVADES THE STRUCTURE OF SOCIETY, AND
    THUS INFLUENCES INHABITANTS IN THEIR BELIEFS,
    ETHICS, AND BEHAVIOR.
    HOWEVER, THE POLITICAL SELF IS NOT ONLY SHAPED
    BY ONE’S POLITICAL AFFILIATION OR BELIEFS. ONE’S
    SENSE OF ACCOUNTABILITY SHOULD BE MANIFESTED IN
    PROMOTING CERTAIN ADVOCACIES THROUGH HEALTHY
    POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT. THIS IS ALIGNED WITH THE
    CONCEPT OF ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP.
    ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP
    ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP REFERS TO THE STRUCTURED
    FORMS OF ENGAGEMENT WITH POLITICAL PROCESSES AND
    EVERYDAY FORMS OF PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY. IT IS
    ALSO DEFINED AS THE PROCESS OF SHARING DECISIONS
    WHICH AFFECT ONE’S LIFE AND THE LIFE OF A COMMUNITY
    IN WHICH ONE LIVES. PARTICIPATION IS THE
    FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT OF CITIZENSHIP.
    ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP IS ANCHORED ON ONE’S
    COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL ENGAGEMENT TO
    PARTICIPATE IN FORMAL AND INFORMAL POLITICAL
    ACTIVITIES. DIFFERENT PEOPLE MANIFEST DIFFERENT
    LEVELS OF ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP; SOME THEY TAKE A MORE
    ACTIVE APPROACH IN MAKING THEIR VOICES HEARD.
    ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP IS A PRACTICE OF DEMOCRACY.
    DEMOCRACY SHOULD NOT ONLY BE THOUGHT OF AS A
    FORM OF GOVERNMENT. IT IS A COMMUNAL SYSTEM THAT
    ALLOWS VOLITIONAL FREEDOM OF CITIZENS TO MAKE
    INFORMED CHOICES THAT ALLOW THEM TO BE HEARD.
    ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT. IT
    FOSTERS SOCIAL RELATEDNESS AND BELONGINGNESS. THE
    MOST IMPORTANT GOAL OF ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP IS TO
    INSTIL CHANGE AND INFLUENCE SOCIETY AT LARGE.
    ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP IS ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH THE “SENSE
    OF COMMUNITY.” PEOPLE, INCLUDING ADOLESCENTS,
    PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNAL ACTIVITIES BECAUSE IT GIVES A
    SENSE OF BELONGING IN A PARTICULAR GROUP. ACTIVE
    CITIZENSHIP MAY FACILITATE ETHNIC PRIDE AND PROVIDE A
    VOICE TO THE WOES OF THEIR SOCIAL GROUP. FOR THE
    YOUNGER GENERATION, ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP CAN CONTRIBUTE
    TO THEIR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. ENGAGING IN SUCH
    ACTIVITIES CAN ALSO ENHANCE EFFICACY AND COMPETENCE OF
    THE YOUNGER GENERATION, AS THEY ARE CONSIDERED TO BE
    THE “FUTURE LEADERS” OF THE SOCIETY.
    THE PARTICIPATION OF THE YOUTH IN NATION-BUILDING
    ACTIVITIES ENHANCES THEIR VALUE ORIENTATION AND
    FOSTERS INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, AND THE SENSE OF
    JUSTICE, WHICH ARE CRUCIAL TO THE HOLISTIC
    DEVELOPMENT OF A CITIZEN OF A NATION. ACTIVE
    CITIZENSHIP HELPS AN INDIVIDUAL EMBRACE HIS/HER
    INDIVIDUALITY THROUGH THE CHOICES HE/SHE MAKES
    AND THE BEHAVIOR HE/SHE MANIFESTS. THE POLITICAL
    SELF IS A RESULT OF VARIOUS PERSONAL AND
    ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT IMPACT THE INDIVIDUAL.
    THE PARTICIPATION OF THE YOUTH IN POLITICAL
    DISCOURSE AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES CAN RESULT IN
    THANK YOU !!!

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