Note for SOS 222 Students

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Mass mobilization (MAMSER, NOA, etc)

MAMSER – means Mass Mobilization for Self Reliance, Social Justice and Economic Recovery while NOA stands for National Orientation Agency. when MAMSER was faced off the National Orientation Agency replaced it.  NOA was founded in 2014 and has been in existence till date.

OBJECTIVES OF MAMSER/NOA

The main objectives of the Agency, as provided in Decree 100 of 1993, are to:

i.                        Ensure that Government programmes and policies are better understood by the general public;

ii.            Mobilize favourable public opinion for such programmes and policies;

iii.            Encourage informal education through public enlightenment activities and publications;

iv.            Establish feedback channels to Government on all aspects of Nigerian national life;

v.            Establish appropriate national framework for educating, orientating and indoctrinating Nigerians towards attitudes, values and culture which project individual’s national pride and positive national image for Nigeria;

Awaken the consciousness of Nigerians to their responsibilities to the promotion of national unity, citizens’ commitment to their human rights to build a free, just and progressive society. 

                    FUNCTIONS OF MAMSER/NOA

Specifically, the Agency performs the following functions:

i.                        Enlightenment of the general public on Government policies,     programmes and activities;

ii.            Mobilization of favourable public opinion and support for Government policies, programmes and activities;

iii.            Collection, collation, analysis and provision of feedback from the public to Government on its policies, programmes and activities;

iv.            Establish social institutions and framework for deliberate exposure of Nigerians to democratic norms and values for a virile, peaceful, united, progressive and disciplined society;

v.            Arouse the consciousness of all categories of Nigerians to their rights and privileges, responsibilities and obligations as citizens of Nigeria;

vi.            Propagate and promote the spirit of dignity of labour, honesty and commitment to qualitative production, promotion and consumption of home produced commodities and services;

The Role of Social Studies in the Socialization and Production of Good Citizens

  

Social Studies has to do with teaching good moral that help students to fit in well in society and because of this it plays major roles in production of good citizens.

 Social studies is a corrective study because it is a subject which is concerned with the problems of man’s living in the society with a view of finding solutions to those problems. It is also a subject which concentrates on the three (3) areas of knowledge, cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains. It centres on the development of man, how man influences his environment and how the environment influences him in return.

 Social studies focused on man and his interactions with his environment. It also keeps on changing because of the factors of time and human development. It fights against evil vices in the society. The subject considers peculiar problems of a country and finds solutions to those problems.

1.      A person who is aware of his duties and rights in his society is a good citizen.

2.      A good citizen does his best to perform his duty in society.

3.      He always keeps in view the interest of state and society.

4.      He lives a clean, honest and truthful life.

5.      He remains away from such activities that may harm the interest of his fellow citizens.

6.      He lives not for himself alone but for others also. He pays his taxes, takes interest in the affairs of state.

He should have firm and deep faith in the welfare of his country.

He is law abiding and he helps the authorities in this regard.

7.      A good citizen cares for good of his city, town and neighborhood. He keeps his surroundings clean and beautiful.

8.      He must respect the heroes, the prophets, the sages and saints of his country.

9.       A good citizen must be ready to sacrifice his everything for the sake of his country (patriotic)

The above points are what social studies tends to achieve or to teach citizens as becoming the best in life.

                               Qualities of a good citizen

i.                    Citizens should have a genuine love for his country and should have a sense of involvement in its day to day affairs, in its economic policies,  it is the product of a good training and a good heritage and various other factors contribute towards patriotic feelings.

ii.                  The first among these is the right kind of upbringing. If a child hears only stories of betrayal and listens to a discussion of the various methods of making easy money, he is unlikely to imbibe any good qualities. Honesty, integrity and self-respect are the qualities that can only be nurtured at home.

iii.                Top oBottom of FormA good citizen is one who is a good person. There seems to be no scope for differentiating between the two - for a weak or a bad person cannot be a good citizen and it holds true the other way round also. It is a man's everyday behavior and his everyday virtues which count and contribute to his character.

iv.                A good citizen is one whose behavior is consistent with the canons of self-respect and social justice and he should be reliable both in peace and war.

v.                  A good citizen puts his country before self (selfless).