SS3 Civic Education Lesson Note on Civil Society

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TOPIC:                      CIVIL SOCIETY

CONTENT:

1. MEANING OF CIVIL SOCIETY
2. FUNCTIONS AND NEED FOR CIVIL SOCIETY.
3. QUALITIES AND PROBLEMS OF CIVIL SOCIETY.

SUB- TOPIC 1:         MEANING OF CIVIL SOCIETY

Civil society is voluntary organization of group of people with common interest, purposes and values which it pursues and protect through peaceful and legal means. It can also be seen as a group of people who come together for a common cause and to provide an alternative to pressure group in the society.

Civil society groups refer to non- governmental organizations that empower community members to take serious interest in how they are governed through enlightenment, awareness creation and public debate or lectures. They are voluntary organizations set up and run by private citizens in order to contribute to community or national development.

Civil societies can be grouped into the following;

1. Foundation e.g. The Nigeria Conservation Foundation which engages in conservation of forest reserves.
2. Cooperatives e.g. co-operative thrift societies.
3. Academic e.g. Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)
4. Professional association e.g. Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA)
5. Voluntary Association like Boys Brigades
6. Cultural Group like ASA Cultural Group, Osogbo
7. Charities like Young Women Christian Association (YWCA)
8. Consumer Groups

EVALUATION

1. What is the meaning of Civil Society?
2. State five categories of Civil Society

SUB-TOPIC 2:          FUNCTIONS AND NEED FOR CIVIL SOCIETY

The functions of civil society as well as why people need them is numerous, some of them are:

1. The primary function of the civil society is to socialize the citizenry
2. It addresses social need of the society
3. They promote democratic system of government by enlightening citizens through political education.
4. Civil societies promote societal norm by encouraging people to cultivate acceptable mode of behavior in the society
5. Civil society exposes corrupt conduct of public officials and even sues such officials to court for justice.
6. They help in settlement of disputes and conflicts.
7. They promote law and order
8. They serve as watch dog for political office holder in case of abuse and misuse of their trust.
9. They force public office holders to be accountable and responsive to the people.

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