Social Studies JSS 1 Curriculum Guides – Culture and Social Values (Agents and Processes of Socialization, Meaning and Characteristics of Culture and Road Safety Club as an Agent of Socialization)

THEME – CULTURE AND SOCIAL VALUES 

TOPIC 1 – AGENTS AND PROCESSES OF SOCIALIZATION

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Charts on socialization models

2. Role cards

3. Product of future wheel exercise

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. define socialization.

2. enumerate the agents of socialization.

3. mention the importance of socialization.

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Meaning of Socialization

Socialization is the lifelong process of inheriting and passing on the norms, customs and ideologies of a social group.

It may provide the individual with the skills and habits necessary for participating within their own society.

2. Agents of Socialization

• Family

• School

• Religious organizations

• Press

• Age grade

• Peer group

• Clubs, and

• Societies

3. Importance of Socialization is the means by which human infants begins to acquire the skills necessary to perform as a functioning member of their society, and is the most important learning process one can experience.

Importance of Socialization

1. It teaches impulse control by developing a conscience.

2. It prepares people to perform certain social roles.

3. It cultivates shared sources of meaning and value.

4. It converts man, the biological being into the social being.

5. It contributes to the development of personality.

6. It helps to become disciplined.

7. It helps to make different roles.

8. It provides adequate knowledge and skills.

9. It helps to develop right aspiration in life.

10. It contributes to the stability of the social order.

11. It helps to reduce social distance.

12. It provides scope for building the bright future.

13. It helps the transmission of culture.

14. It bridges the gap of social inequalities.

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. leads a discussion on the meaning of socialization.

2. guides and directs students to role play socialization models.

3. uses futures wheel exercise to discuss the importance of socialization in our community.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. participate in class discussion.

2. role – play agent of socialization in class.

3. provide responses to complete the future wheel on the importance of socialization in our community.

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. state the meaning of socialization.

2. list some of the agents of socialization.

3. Mention the importance of socialization.

THEME – CULTURE AND SOCIAL VALUES 

TOPIC 2 – MEANING AND CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Motion pictures of culture

2. Pictures of cultural display

3. Visits to museum

4. Regalia

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. define culture.

2. list the components of culture.

3. group the components of culture as materials and non materials.

4. state the characteristics of culture.

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Meaning of culture- a total way of life of the people.

 

2. Components of Culture – Material and Non Material Culture

Material culture

Material culture consists of actual objects or physical things like buildings, pieces of art, and clothing.

 

Non Material culture

Non material culture consists of the guidelines for group behavior, collective ideas, language, beliefs, and values. 

3. Features of Culture

• Language

• Food and dressing

• Religion

•  Technology/ Craft, etc.

4. Characteristics of Culture

•  We learn culture.

• It tells us how different activities can be carried out.

•  It allows a range of permissible Behaviours, etc.

 5. Cultural differences in Nigeria.

People from different cultures have different relationships with their environment or society.

Cultural differences describe the relationship and different such as how they look, how they worship, or the language they speak.

For examples,

• Language – Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo

• Religion – Christian, Muslim and traditional worshiper

• Arts and Crafts

• Food

• Dressing

• Greetings

• Shelter

• Behavioural pattern

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. explains culture with culture with concrete examples.

2. takes students to the museum and places of cultural interest to observe the display of Nigerian culture.

3. guides students to discuss and identify:

• components of culture.

• material and non material culture.

• characteristics of culture.

• the uniqueness of Nigerian culture.

4. organize cultural activities and displays of cultural artifacts.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. ask and answer questions on culture.

2. observe and report Nigeria’s cultural heritage.

3. participate in class discussions.

4. collect and display materials from the various Nigerian cultures in cultural activities.

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. give a simple meaning of culture.

2. list and explain the components of Nigerian culture.

3. state 5 examples of material and non-materials aspects of culture.

4. list 5 characteristics of culture.

THEME – CULTURE AND SOCIAL VALUES 

TOPIC 3 – ROAD SAFETY CLUB AS AN AGENT OF SOCIALIZATION

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. A copy of road safety club guidelines.

2. A picture of roadsafety club member(s)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. describe the structure and process of forming road safety club.

2. state the roles of road safety club in the socialization of youths.

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

THE ROAD SAFETY CLUB 

The Road Safety Club (RSC) is an arm of the Federal Road Safety Commission which derives its functional powers from the FRSC Establishment Act 2007 with the following responsibilities among others.

STRUCTURE AND PROCESS OF FORMING ROAD SAFETY CLUB IN SCHOOLS 

A. ROAD SAFETY CLUB

Road safety club was established as a means of teaching the younger generations with a view to inculcating good road behavior.

The Road Safety Club constitutes the third tier of the road safety Corps, Regular Marshals/Special Marshals.

The commission used the club as a ‘Catch them Young’ strategy. In order to drive home the sage Road Culture, the Corps Partnered with the NYSC to have road safety as one of the CDS groups during the one year service.

While the clubs are established in primary and secondary schools with weekly trainings and different activities to continually ensage the youth.

B. LEVELS OF RSC

1. Primary schools

2. Secondary schools

3. NYSC

HOW TO BECOME A ROAD SAFETY CLUB MEMBER RSC

Primary and secondary schools – The schools head can apply to the nearest FRSC Command, whiles to the Commands can also approach schools establish clubs.

 

THE ROLES OF ROAD SAFETY CLUB IN SOCIALIZATION OF YOUTHS 

1. To inculcate into the youths Road Safety Culture as contained in the Highway Code and other relevant road safety books and journals, films etc as approve by the Corps.

2. To assist in propagating road safety ideals and ethics to compliment the effects of Regular and Special Marshals.

3. To monitor and report back to the appropriate FRSC office conditions of road.

4. Reports Road Crash to the nearest FRSC office or any relevant body for assistance.

5. To organize workshops, rallies, public enlightenment campaign, seminars, quiz and debate competitions and any other programme relevant to the promotion of Road Safety.

6. To educate motorist and members of the public on the importance of discipline on the highways.

7. To controll traffic on the highways.

8. To recommend measures, works and devices designed to eliminate or minimize crashes on the highways.

9. To organize Quiz and debates on Road safety-related issues among schools.

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. presents charts on the structure and process of forming road safety club for class discussion.

2. invites road safety corp officer to give talks on the roles of FRSC in the socialization of youth.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. draw the organogram of road safety club and discuss it.

2. write down the key points of the talk on the roles of road safety in socialization of the youths.

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. describe the structure and process of formation of road safety club in schools from an organogram.

2. state the roles of road safety club in the socialization of youths.

THEME – CULTURE AND SOCIAL STUDIES 

TOPIC 4 – SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES AMONG CULTURES IN NIGERIA

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Motion pictures of cultures

2. Pictures of cultural of cultural display

3. Regalia

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. identify cultural similarities among Nigerians.

2. identify cultural differences among Nigerians.

3. mention some shared norms and values of Nigerian communities.

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Cultural similarities in Nigeria.

• Farming

• Naming ceremonies

• Burial ceremonies or rites

• Marriage

• Male circumcision

• The use of traditional or native doctors or medicines

• Hospitality

• Hard work

• Taboos

• Respect for the parents and elders

• Cultural transmission

2. Cultural differences among Nigerians

People from different cultures have different relationships with their environment or society.

Cultural differences describe the relationship and different such as how they look, how they worship, or the language they speak.

For examples,

• Language – Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo

• Religion – Christian, Muslim and traditional worshiper

• Arts and Crafts

• Food

• Dressing

• Greetings

• Shelter

• Behavioural pattern

3. Shared Norms and Values of Nigerian Communities

Norms refers to behaviour and attitudes which are considered normal, while values are those things that people consider important to them.

Norms and values are the acceptable standard of behaviour or a way of behaving or of doing things that most people in the community agrees with.

Some of the norms and values that are generally acceptable include –

1. Honesty

2. Integrity

3. Truth

4. Obedience

5. Loyalty

6. Kindness

7. Purity or chastity, etc.

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. guides students to identify variety of cultural traits among the different Nigerian cultures in order to identify their similarities.

2. leads students to identify cultural differences among Nigerians.

3. sets students on inquiry session to find out from the community areas some of the norms and values shared by Nigerian ethnic groups.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. participate in the identification of the variety of cultures to get the similarities.

2. identify differences in the cultures of Nigerians.

3. participate in the inquiry session and reports their findings to the class for further discussion.

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. identify the similarities among the cultural groups around your locality.

2. identify the differences among the cultural ethnic groups around your locality.

3. mention some shared norms and values of Nigerian communities.