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For other uses, see Respect (disambiguation).

Respect is esteem for, or a sense of the worth or excellence of a person, a personal quality or ability, or something considered as a manifestation of a personal quality or ability.

1 In language
2 In body language
3 Military
4 In organized crime
5 Crimes of revenge
6 References
7 See also
8 External links

In language

Saying excuse me or please and thank you, are considered as showing general courtesy.

In body language

Human cultures have varied ways of showing respect by bodily actions. In many European cultures, people shake hands. In others, such as in Japan people bow at the waist when meeting.¹ Frequently, gender is a factor in how respect is displayed in bodily behavior. For example, women in many Western cultures traditionally curtsy, whereas men bow.¹

Military

As a sign of respect in almost any form of the military is a salute. A salute is used by enlistees to show respect to the postition held by officers (and vice-versa; to not return a salute to a subordinate is considered offensive) and by officers to those of higher rank. ²³ The 21-gun salute is done within the military for funerals of military members and for high-ranking civilians such as the President. ⁴

In organized crime

Some organized crime syndicates, both real and fictional, revolve heavily around the theory of respect. Hired men and those lower in the rank of the family are obligated to show "respect" to the mafioso.⁵⁶

Crimes of revenge

There are many cases in which perceived disrespect has led to murder and other violence. ⁷⁸

References

External links

Look up Respect in
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Literature

van Quaquebeke, N., Henrich, D. C., & Eckloff, T. (2007). “It’s not tolerance I’m asking for, it’s respect!” A conceptual framework to differentiate between tolerance, acceptance and respect. Gruppendynamik und Organisationsberatung, 38(2), 185-200. ...pdf >>

Links

Respect entry in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy by Robin Dillon