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Form 3 General
© Ms Bernice Chetcuti
Translated by
Ms Lana Turner
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Theme 1 The Citizen - Civic Values and Social Skills
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Through this theme I, the student, will be able to define...
What I understand by citizen.
The process of socialization: norms and civic values as a means of social solidarity.
The roles which every person plays in local, national and global society.
The balance between rights and duties.
Social control through positive and negative sanctions.
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The Citizen – Civic Values and Social Skills
At birth, a child beomes a member of some type of
family. But not only this!
Children also become members of the country they are
born into and therefore gain the citizenship of that
particular country.
Therefore children born in Malta, become members of
the country and gain Maltese citizenship.
As we already mentioned in the introduction, with one’s citizenship, one
is recognised as Maltese. However the Maltese Government does not only
give citizenship to those born in Malta. Those born to Maltese parents,
those married to a Maltese citizen and those foreigners who have been
living in Malta for five years are also granted citizenship. Apart from this,
nowadays one can also purchase this.
Every person is considered to be a citizen of at least one country, that which they
where born into. There are people who have more than one citizenship. We call
this Dual Citizenship.
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There are 3 documents which represent our citizenship. These are:
1. The birth certificate 2. The identity card
3. The Passport
An example of how one can obtain citizenship of another country is the case of
emigration. Some examples of emigrants, are all those Maltese who left our country
and went to live in Australia. These Maltese therefore enjoy dual citizenship and are
recognised as members of both countries.
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The Process of Socialisation
No citizen wants to feel outcast! So, every citizen should understand which values,
norms and types of behaviour one should adopt in order to feel part of the society
they live in. However, humans are not born wise! One does not know how to
behave in order to integrate into society as soon as they are born. However there is
a process which takes place at different times in our life and we call this process
socialisation. All those who in some way influence us through this process, we call
agents of socialisation.
Undoubtedly, the first and most important agent is the family, who
passes on to us our primary socialisation. The family forms the
base, however we find other agents such as the school, media,
religion and our friends from who we also learn some social norms
and values. We call this secondary socialisation. This process leads us, as social
beings to become socialised people and hence able to live with others. This process
goes on throughout our lives, till we die. That is why we always keep on learning.
The process of socialisation is the same in all countries. However, every country
has its own culture, therefore the values and norms transmitted in our country, are
not necessarily the same values and norms which are transmitted in other countries.
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Being a citizen does not mean that one only has the three documents we mentioned
previously. A citizen is a person who forms part of society. That is why every
citizen has a number of rights and duties he also has to see to.
What is the difference between a right and a duty?
A duty is that
which I, as a
citizen am
obliged to do in
society.
A right is that
which is due to
me, as a citizen,
from society.
As a citizen of a country I
have:
1. The duty to help others,
2. The duty to be generous,
3. The duty to obey laws,
4. The duty to look after the environment.
As a citizen of a country I
have:
1. The right to recieve love,
2. The right to be heard by others,
3. The right to be accepted,
4. The right to express myself freely.
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Every citizen has to keep a balance between rights and duties. It is not
acceptable that one should always take, without giving something in return.
Rights and duties depend on one another; one does not work without the
other.
For example: If I have the right to be respected, I am obliged to respect
others.
We should also keep in mind that my rights should not infringe on other
people’s rights.
For example: I have a right to listen to music after school as long as I do not
detract from the other’s right to rest.
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Theme 1.
The Citizen – Civic Values, Social Skills
What do we mean by the word citizen?
___________________________________________________________________
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Mention 3 ways in which a person can be a good citizen
1. ________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________
What is dual citizenship?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
What is the difference between a right and a duty?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Give three examples of duties
1.______________________
2.______________________
3.______________________
Give three examples of rights
1. ________________________
2. ________________________
3. ________________________
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Write TRUE or FALSE next to each sentence.
1. Everyone is able to live alone, without needing to
integrate with the rest of society __________
2. We are called social beings because we communicate
between one another __________
3. The learning of values and norms helps us feel accepted
by society __________
4. Socialisation is a proċess of learning ___________
5. Socialisation is a process which stops when we are
eighteen ___________
6. The process of Socialisation is split in two: the primary and the secondary
__________
7. The school is the primary agent of Socialisation whilst the family is the
secondary agent of Socialisation ____________
8. The agents of Socialisation have no influence on this process ___________
9. All that we learn at home forms part of primary Socialisation whilst all that
we learn at school, through friends or the media forms part of secondary
Socialisation _____________
10. Every country has the same values and norms __________
11. Values are bad principles which one should never adopt in society
____________
12. Norms are unwritten rules which one should adopt in order to have control
in society ___________
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The roles of every Citizen
A role is a title which describes one’s part in a social group one is a member of.
Every citizen has different roles. Some examples are: The role of daughter, the role
of student and the role of friend.
What are our roles in the local community ?
A person has more than one role. Some of our roles change over time. If at
the moment I have the role of a student, in ten years time I will have the role
of the work I would be doing (Example: teacher/lawyer/friend/doctor) . Every
role is important in society. Hence no role should be considered less
important than any other role.
Can you imagine a society without teachers or street cleaners? Through
teachers one acquires formal education which prepares a person for the world
of work. However, thanks to the street cleaner can live in a clean
environment. All this shows interdependence, meaning that we all need one
another.
Teacher The street cleaner keeps our
streets clean
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What are the roles which every citizen should play in a democratic system?
In Malta, we find a democratic system. What happens is that once every five
years, all those Maltese citizens who are older than eighteen years of age are
expected to vote.
Through the vote, every citizen chooses their representative to lead the country.
Therefore, a democratic system is one where the govenment is choosen by the
people themselves.
We, as responsible citizens should be very careful who we choose.
This is because whoever we choose to govern is being entrusted with the running
of our country. For our country to be led in the best possible way we have to
appoint capable leaders.
In some important decisions, govenment does not decide things on their own, but
they give people a voice through the Referendum.
A recent example of a Referendum in Malta was that of divorce, where Maltese
citizens where invited to give their opinion through writing whether they agree or
disagree with the introduction of divorce in Malta.
Hence, a democratic system wholly involves its adult members in the running of
the country.
Every Maltese citizen has the right as well as the duty to do their part in the
formation and choice of government.
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The role of citizens in a Judicial sytem
Every citizen older than eightenn years can be chosen to
serve in the capacity of juror in court.
The citizen cannot refuse to serve but is under obligtion to
do his duty.
What are our roles as members of a global community?
Malta forms part of the European Union. So, as a member of a global
community I am obliged to learn about other countries and the different
cultures which every country has to offer.
This is because I should accept the diversity which different cultures
bring wth them vis-a-vis that of my own country. We should also keep
ourselves abreast with what is going on in the rest of the world.
As soon as we joined the European Union, we were no longer just Maltese
citizens, but we also became European citizens. Every one of us has the
right to go and live in any other European country.
Apart from this, I also have the right to go and study or work in any
country forming part of the European Union, for example, Spain, Italy or
Germany.
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Civic values – Social Skills Worksheet
Give the definition of a role.
Sustain your answer with an
example of one of your own roles.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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Read every sentence well and write TRUE or FALSE.
Through their roles every citizen knows the part they play in society. _________
Every citizen has only one role. __________
Roles do not change over time. __________
Every role carries with it a number of duties as well as rights. __________
There is no need to create a balance between one’s rights and duties. ___________
A duty is that which is due to you from society whilst a right is what you are
obliged to in society. ___________
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As a Maltese citizen, what are your roles:
In the local community:
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
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In a democratic system
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
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In a judicial system:
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
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In the global community:
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
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PERSONAL and SOCIAL
IDENTITY
Every individual has their own personal identity , that which makes us unique,and hence
distinguishes us from others. An identity includes our physical characteristics, meaning
the way we appear such as the colour of the hair, the eye colour, skin colour, the shape of
our face and our height.
Apart from this, identity includes as well those characteristics belonging to character and
personality such as intelligence, if one is hardworking or lazy, nervous or calm, as well as
our talents, meaning all that we are able to do.
From our personal identity we reaslise that we have certain things which are similar to
other people’s, and others which are completely different. So, I should respect everyone’s
personal identity whilst others have to respect my personal identity!
Every individual also has their social identity, which is the way society looks at the
individual. Therefore a social identity, is related to our roles. If I go to school, the school
sees me as a student, whilst if I teach, society views me as a teacher.
Who am I? What
makes me different
to others?
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LOCAL IDENTITY
Every individual also has their own local identity which refers to the way
one integrates into the local community. Every locality is different. For
example: there are localities where people speak with a dialect such as
that of Kirkop, Qrendi, Gozitans etc.
Every place is also differently identified. Example: those living in the south
are often considered as ‘ħamalli’ and those from the north are called tal-
‘pepe’.
One should take part in activities which take place in ones locality. For
example, recently in Tarxien they organised the feast of sweets, in Kirkop
they had the rikotta fest, in Qormi, they hold Casa Forno and the banana
fest. One could also take part in other activites such as the village feast,
the procession of our lady of sorrows, a Maltese night, activities for youths
or for the elderly etc.
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NATIONAL IDENTITY
Every individual is born in a country and so acquires their national identity. As a
Maltese citizen, we enjoy a Maltese identity, our national identity.
Our country has characteristics which make us unique and different to other
countries. What makes us Maltese?
1.The language: The Maltese language is a language which stands out because of
its unique qualities which make it a unique language amongst so many languages
which exist in the world. Maltese is a result of the social and cultural history of the
Maltese people. Maltese is a mixture of languages as it has words taken from
Arabic, Italian and English.
2.The Maltese Flag: The flag is made up of red and White and on one side there is
the George Cross.
3.The National Anthem: The Maltese National Anthem.
The laws: The laws of Malta are different to the laws of other countries
4.Maltese Traditions and Customs such as: Village feasts, Imnarja, Carnival, the
Good Friday procession etc
5.Maltese Traditional Food: ħobż biż-żejt, bebbux, bigilla, pastizzi, mqaret, qagħaq
tal-għasel, fenek eċċ.
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EUROPEAN IDENTITY
Malta is part of the European Union. Hence, apart from the personal, social,
local and national identity, we also enjoy a European Identity. This is because
once we joined the Eurpean Union we were no longer only Maltese citizens
but became also Eurpean.
Therefore every one of us has the right to live, work or study in any other
European country.
.
GLOBAL IDENTITY
Malta is not only part of the European Union but also part of the whole world.
Nowadays it has become very easy and common to communicate with people
living on the other side of the globe and that we get to know what is happening
worldwide. Thanks to the many means of communication, the world has become
like a global village. We call this concept globalisation and so we also enjoy a
global identity.
Many thousands of years ago no one had information about the rest of the world.
However we know that anything that happens in other countries may affect us as
well. Apart from this, we all need one another. We are interdipendent which
means that we depend on each other. In fact many products which we find in
Malta are not produced in our country but we import them. 75% of products we
import come from European countries. This is beneficial to us. However, there are
also disadvantages related to travelling and tourism such as the spreading of
disease (AIDS).
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Stick a
personal
Photo
What colour
are your eyes?
____________
_
What colour is
your hair?
______________
__
What is the
thing you know
how to do the
most?
_____________
___
Favourite singer
__________________
Favourite Food
_______________
NAME AND SURNAME
LOCALITY
NATIONALITY
AGE
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Which is your
favourite subject
in school?
_____________
What do you
want to
become when
you grow
older?
_____________
__
Name an animal
you compare
yourself to!
______________
_
PERSONAL
IDENTITY
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1. What do you understand by the word IDENTITY?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
2. Name the different types of identity we mentioned.
1.____________________
2. ____________________
3. ____________________
4. ____________________
5. ____________________
6. ___________________
Fill in the blanks in the paragraph by using words from the box below.
Language happy Unique traditions roles village
flag pasta Malta piano village Imnarja
Celine Dion world different dancing anthem student
Globalisation European Ħal Muxu Casa Blanca black classical
European Union work Flag feast joke Maltese
Personal
Identity
European
Identity
Local
Identity
Social
Identity
Global
Identity
National
Identity
IDENTITY
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My name is Anna and i am fourteen years old. I have long _______
hair and large blue eyes. I like to ________ with others and I have a
___________character . I learn ______ and like to play the ________.
My favourite food is __________ . I enjoy listening to ________
music and my favourite singer is __________ ___________ . All this
describes my _______________ . I still attend school. That is why one
of my _______ is that of _________. This is the way the society I live
in sees me. This role gives me my ________ _________ . I live in a
small ________ , in Malta, which is known as ____ _______. In
August we hold the village _______ which I really love and attend for
every year. I also attend activites organised locally during christmas
time such as ______ ______. All this forms my _______
__________ . I love my country and put _______ first before
anything else. In Malta we find those characteristics which make us
________ and _________ from other countries. Some examples are
_________, the Maltese _________, the national ______ and others
____________ such as the good Friday procession and
___________. All this makes me ___________ and so forms part of
my ___________ _________ . Malta is part of the _________
_________. Hence, we are not only Maltese citizens, but also
___________ citizens and therefore we have the right to live ,
________ or study in countries which form part of the European
Union. That is why i gained a ________ ____________. My country
is also part of the global community. Nowadays all the countries have
become like one ________ . This concept is called
_______________. So, I feel part not only of Malta but also of the
whole _________. Therefore I also have a __________
___________.
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Social Control
Activity: Write a list of persons (at home, in school and outside) who teach us
discipline
Our actions may be both good as well as bad. Hence we may be either
rewarded for our behavior (positive sanctions), or else punished for bad
behavior (negative sanctions).
Through all that we learn from those around us we know how to
behave in society: the rules we have to follow, which laws to
obey, and the consequences our actions would have on us and on
others.
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An action which is considered wrong by society brings with it
negative consequences. Whilst an action considered good by
society is usually rewarded.
These negative and positive consequences are called
sanctions.
Sanctions
Negative Positive
These are rewards a person
is given for good behavior in
society.
These are punishments given to
people for bad behaviour.
Examples of positive sanctions:
medals clapping positive report promotion certificates
Examples of negative sanctions:
frowns fines negative report imprisonment fighting
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These sanctions can be given in a formal way, example
being awarded a certificate by the school on prize day
for good behavior (positive sanction) or getting
arrested by the police for bad behavior (negative
sanction).
Sanctions can also be given in an informal
way, example being paid a compliment by
your friends for something good you have
done (positive sanction) or else they quarrel
with you if you do something bad (negative
sanction).
Positive sanctions encourage good behavior.
Negative sanctions encourage you not to act in the same wrong way.
Through the use of these sanctions behavior of people is controlled; so that
we do not get into trouble and so that we are rewarded we pay attention
and behave in the way society wants us to, hence we see a form of social
control in society.
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Social Control
Why are the things found below important? What could happen if they
were not there?
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Place these sanctions in the right column:
Medal Fine Promotion Clapping
Happiness Demotion Fighting Prize
Frowns Compliment Ġieħ ir-
Repubblika
Prison
Positive Sanctions Negative Sanctions
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