Citizenship, Not Conformity

Submitted by anr3216 on Thu, 2010-03-18 16:37
author name: 
Amber Royster
author affiliation: 
Student / CHOICE Regional Health Network
coauthor 1 name: 
Libby Weisdepp
coauthor 1 affiliation: 
CHOICE Regional Health Network
Subtitle: 
TBD
Version: 
1
Problem: 

TBR
-WWII era view of citizenship (militaristic, conformist, robotic, partisan)
-Lack of participation in political and social processes
-Apathy towards being engaged in one's community; apathy towards working for change
-The need to redefine what it means to be civically engaged ("Be The Citizen" tenets)

Context: 

Reference:
-Voter turnout
-Civic participation
-The uninformed

Pattern status: 
Idea Only