Answer to Question #213833 in Sociology for NINI

Question

2 What is meant by ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ notions (ideas) of the citizen education curriculum?

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Answer 1

Soft notions are the strategies that include the usage of abilities that aim at attracting and co-opting citizens into participating in community projects for their own benefit. These are not written laws or strategies but rather sacrifices made by individuals

Hard Notions are strategies employed by the use of force, coercion and bribe as a means of persuasion for communities to participate. They are usually engrained in law and are enforced with brute and force.