It is a very talked about subject in schools and society. There are several definitions. But a CITIZEN is a person who has Rights and Duties, exercising them in the society in which he lives. Citizenship is the exercise of achieving these rights and fulfilling duties. It is a social and political field in permanent construction, where people participate as members of a collective.
Citizenship concepts
Now that we have studied some concepts of Citizen and Citizenship, let's make some reflections on what the citizen represents, in the context of the world in which we live. We are members of a world made up of our family, city and homeland, where we live and interact with each other. WE ARE NOT BORN PERFECT, BECAUSE WE ALWAYS NEED TO GROW AND IMPROVE AS PERSONS AND PROFESSIONALS. And just like us, others also need to grow as a person and professional.
Let us now look at the following case of a total lack of knowledge about citizenship. Total absence of a sense of participation and disobedience of the principles of human coexistence. I'm referring to the organized fans of football teams nowadays. I currently say this because when I was a teenager I was part of the cheerleading squad. And he frequented the stadiums. And it was never necessary to “search for a weapon” to gain access to a public place. Returning to the subject, these “organized fans” are contributing to a total maladjustment and mainly losing emotional control.
Diverting your emotions to a destructive side. Contributing to the absence of fans at the stadiums, to watch their favorite teams and their idols play up close. It is necessary to say that not all of them are. But from what television has shown us lately, it is a calamity.
How to become a model citizen
A true citizen seeks to care for the public good, respecting people and the place where he frequents. Leisure is everyone's right, each one in the way they see fit. But avoiding violence, discord, conflict.
Returning to the topic, we can also say that for each right there also corresponds a duty and vice versa, as shown in the following examples:
- In our country, a person has the duty and the right to vote. In some nations, this duty is optional; that is, people have the right to choose their rulers, but are not obliged to vote;
- The duty and right to perform military service (this duty is also optional in some nations; in Brazil, it is mandatory);
- The duty to respect and the right to be respected;
- The right to live and the duty to respect life;
- The duty to work and the right to carry out any activity.
