Explain the following forms of civic society.
(a) Pro-democracy groups
(b). Labour groups
(c). Professional groups
(d). Religious groups
(e). Student groups
(f). Gender groups
(g). Human rights groups
Explanation
(a). These are groups that do everything withing their legal capacity to uphold the democratic principles of a state. They achieve their goals through protest most times and have a sole aim of keeping the will of the people.
(b). A labour union/group is an organization of employees that is created for the purpose of dealing with employers concerning employee-employer relations, including grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, and other conditions of work. A labor union negotiates on behalf of its members in a process known as collective bargaining. They are also usually active in the political process and in lobbying about issues of importance to their members.
(c). A professional association/group is an organization with members who work in or share an interest in a specific job field or industry. Members of professional associations will often meet regularly to discuss upcoming news in their field or will host events for other members to meet and network.
(d). A religious group is a set of individuals whose identity as such is distinctive in terms of common religious creed, beliefs and doctrines. They are gatherings of individuals who have common religious beliefs, habits, and practices and ideologies about the negotiated order of these gatherings.
(e). A student organization is defined as a group of undergraduate or graduate students who unite to promote or celebrate a common interest. The purpose of a student organization is to bring everyone together based on their interests and build relations. Student organization recognitions purpose is to create connections, expand skills, and explore different elements of university life while making lifelong friends.
(f). The Gender Group is a closed support/social group for people who self-identify as male or female, or may be identified by others, as transgender, genderqueer, bigender, crossdresser, or any other identity that may fall under the umbrella of trans.
(g). Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. A human rights group, or human rights organization, is a non-governmental organization which advocates for human rights through identification of their violation, collecting incident data, its analysis and publication, promotion of public awareness while conducting institutional advocacy, and lobbying to halt these violations.