AS Citizenship
Authors: Tim Holden-Rowley, John Blewitt

ISBN: 0340859040, 224pp, £15.99

Written by senior examiners, this book is essential for all teachers and students involved in teaching and learning AS Level Citizenship. It provides thorough coverage of the current specification, providing an accessible and engaging narrative. The book offers relevant and thought-provoking stimuli such as articles and photographs to encourage students to engage with the topics covered. Up-to-date case studies demonstrate the issues in a contemporary context. Stimulus response questions and exam-style questions in each chapter along with the final section on exam revision, ensure that students are well-prepared for the final exam.

	This book has been written specifically for the revised AS Citizenship specification.
	Two of the contributors are senior examiners for the AS Citizenship specification.
	In addition to providing accessible yet thorough coverage of the issues required for the specification, the book also features activities and guidance for students on how to revise for the final exam.

Introduction

1. Citizenship in the Modern State
2. Citizens and the Law
3. The Welfare of the Citizen
4. Representative Democracy
5. Political Participation
6. Political Ideology and Political Action
7. The Citizen and Social Identity
8. Citizen Inequality, Life-chances, Social Exclusion and the Underclass
9. The Citizen and Community Participation
10. The Specification, the exam and revision

Useful addresses and websites

Glossary

About the Author:

Tim Holden-Rowley is a lecturer of Citizenship in a sixth form college and senior examiner of AS Citizenship, and John Blewitt is a lecturer at the University of Exeter. Mike Mitchell is Chief Examiner of the AQA AS Citizenship course and head of department in a community college.