The Concept of Civic Education in Contemporary American Political Culture

The book is an assessment, appraisal and evaluation of the concept of civic education in contemporary American political culture. It examines the transitions and consolidation of civic education, the value of social responsibility amongst numerous ethos essential for building a civil society and ensuring sustainable communities in the United States. This contemporary assessment accounts for societal issues and a systemic approach for facilitating and ensuring social order through civic education. It examines the possible ramifications and implications for the absence of civic education to the American public; laying emphasis on the proclivities and tendencies of human behavior and its impact on the larger society. Issues such as social responsibility, democracy, human rights, diversity and inclusion, political tolerance are evaluated on the premise of the founding principles and cultural ideology of the United States of America.