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WEEK 3
SUBJECT: CIVIC EDUCATION
CLASS: JS1
TOPIC: OBJECTS OF NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS
CONTENT:
- National consciousness and identity
- Purpose of establishment of national institutions
Sub–Topic 1: NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND IDENTITY
Meaning of National Consciousness
This is the feeling of love for one’s country. This is called National Consciousness or Nationalism. The love for one’s country is paramount in the mind of such individual. People in a Nation share the following:
(i) Common territory,
(ii) Economic life,
(iii) Political system,
(iv) Constitution,
National Identity
Meaning of National identity
National identity refers to the characteristics by which a Nation can be recognized.
Identity is a situation in which things are the same or alike. In this wise, people from particular cultural group are different from another and can easily be known because of some common characteristics they possess. For instance, the Igbo’s are different from Yoruba’s.
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