Essay Patriotism and Democratic Citizenship – Sociology Assignment Help

Assignment Task

Your response paper should be structured in the following way:
 

1. In the introduction: you should introduce the article you will be responding to and state the paper’s focus.
 

2. The body of your essay should address the following questions:

•  In the article, Waghid puts forward the following question: “How does the Manifesto relate to existing ideas on democratic citizenship education?” Critically discuss his responses to this question and support your arguments by referencing relevant examples from South African context.
•  Briefly explain the views of the author on what he terms ‘blind patriotism’. What are your responses to what he sees as problematic with blind patriotism?
•  What ideas on Patriotism and Democratic Citizenship can you draw from this article that can be useful to you as a preservice teacher in your practice? Giving practical examples, discuss how you would use these ideas to teach citizenship education in schools.