Civility
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
"[There has been no] carry-over from civilization to civility, from humanism to the humane."-- In Bluebeard's Castle (1971), p. 79 by George Steiner |
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Civility comes from the word civilis, which in Latin means "citizen". Civility is more than the individual's actions as a citizen. When civility functions properly usually there are many citizens performing their civic duties by taking part in the political process (voting, governance), which is also known as civic engagement.
Lack of civility
Incivility is the polar opposite of civility, or in other words a lack or completely without civility. Verbal or physical attacks on others, cyberbullying, rudeness, religious intolerance, lack of respect, discrimination, and vandalism are just some of the acts that are generally considered acts of incivility. Incivility is a negative part of society that has impacted many people in the United States, but as the world is becoming increasingly more transparent in social interactions, it has become more increasingly apparent that incivility has become an issue on the global stage. Social media and the web have given people the ability around the globe to freely exchange ideas, but it has not come without its consequences.
See also
Etiquette and language
- Acrolect
- Aizuchi
- Basilect
- Honorific
- Netiquette
- Polite fiction
- Prescription and description
- Profanity
- Semantics
- Slang
- Slang dictionary
- Standard language
- Style of address
- T–V distinction
- What happens on tour, stays on tour
Etiquette and society
- Aliénor de Poitiers early documentor of French etiquette
- Citizens for Civil Discourse
- Civic virtue
- Civil discourse
- Code of conduct
- Concert etiquette
- Debrett's
- Diplomacy
- Discourse community
- Driving etiquette
- Faux pas, Faux pas derived from Chinese pronunciation
- Intercultural competence
- Levée, the English version of Louis XIV's morning rising etiquette (lever) at Versailles.
- Military courtesy
- Order of precedence
- Protocol
- Refinement, Psychology And Social Class
- Rhetoric
- Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour In Company and Conversation by George Washington
- Self-censorship
- Social graces
- Speech code
- Social norms
- Table manners
- Work etiquette
- Zigzag method
Worldwide etiquette
- Africa
- Asia
- Australia and New Zealand
- Europe
- Latin America
- Middle East
- North America
- Islamic Etiquette