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Contents CHAPTER 1: What does it mean for me to be a citizen of my country?----------1 CHAPTER 2: How do we decide what is good for society?---------------------------4 CHAPTER 3: How can we work for the good of society?----------------------------16 CHAPTER 4: What is diversity?------------------------------------------------------------26 CHAPTER 5: Why is there greater diversity in Singapore now?-------------------33 CHAPTER 6: What are the experiences and effects of living in a diverse society?-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------36 CHAPTER 7: How can we respond in a diverse society?----------------------------42 CHAPTER 8: What does it mean to live in a globalised world?--------------------52 CHAPTER 9: How do we respond to tensions arising from some economic impacts of globalisation?-------------------------------------------------------------------54 CHAPTER 10: How do we respond to tensions arising from some cultural impacts of globalisation?-------------------------------------------------------------------64 CHAPTER 11: How do we respond to tensions arising from security impacts of globalization?-----------------------------------------------------------------------------67

1 | P a g e Issue 1: Exploring Citizenship and Governance (Inquiry Focus: Working for the good of society: Whose responsibility is it?) CHAPTER 1: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR ME TO BE A CITIZEN OF MY COUNTRY? 1. Different Attributes Shaping Citizenship 1. Shaped by legal status 2. Having a sense of belonging 3. Participating in meaningful causes to compliment the role of government. 1.1 Citizenship Shaped by Legal Status 1. There are some similarities between being a member of a CCA and being a citizen of a country. 2. The differences between being a member of a CCA and being a citizen of a country are: Comparing CCA Membership and Singapore Citizenship Being a Member of Your CCA Being a Citizen of Singapore Membership - A personal choice - By interest - By descent - By marriage - By naturalisation Responsibility - Be committed to your CCA - Be committed to your country Rights - Be awarded CCA points - Able to use facilities assigned to your CCA, e.g. CCA room - Access to public education - Freedom to practise religion Ways to Become a Citizen 1. By descent - To gain citizenship by descent, a child requires at least one parent to be a citizen of that particular country. 2. By country of birth - Citizenship is granted to those who were born in the country. 3. By marriage - Citizenship can be obtained by marrying a citizen of that country. 4. By naturalisation - Citizenship is granted to those who have migrated to that country or have been resident there for a given number of years and registered themselves as citizens. Some countries require aspiring citizens to pass a test and/or to give up their original citizens