Culture of behavior: important rules and etiquette in society

The way a person behaves in society, how he interacts with acquaintances and strangers, speaks about his “culture of behavior”, characterizes him as an educated or ill-bred person. And in order to adequately behave in a given situation, you need to know certain norms and rules of behavior, as well as to have high moral qualities.

The culture of behavior is such a broad concept that combines social norms with moral values. In other words, these are such rules and behavioral features that are inextricably linked with the morality and upbringing of a person.

A well-educated person is always ready to observe the rules of behavior, to be tactful and friendly towards others, even strangers.

The concept of "culture of behavior" includes several other aspects:

• A set of human actions in public places (park, transport, work, school, line, bank, stop, shop). The way a person behaves, how he resolves conflict situations - all this is an indicator of his moral culture.
• Household culture. This refers to how a person realizes his personal needs, how he organizes his leisure.

• Correct and beautiful speech. An integral part of the culture of behavior. Slang expressions do not characterize the person with the best hand. By the speech applies facial expressions and gestures.
• Etiquette compliance - an indicator of good manners and good breeding. It is important not to forget about them, especially being in public places.
• Decent and tidy appearanceHygiene is a manifestation of external culture, and it is also necessary.

Standards of conduct, inseparable from the concept of morality, are laid in every person since childhood. From the earliest years, the child must learn certain rules that will later become an integral part of his interaction with both peers and adults.

When raising a child, it is worth remembering that at preschool age he is not able to accurately follow any rule of behavior, he may not be fully aware of this or that act, and his skills and habits are unstable and may change. How to raise a moral and cultural person from a child?

There are the following ways:

• It is necessary that the family always reigned a favorable atmosphere for such upbringing. Small children are prone to imitation, and if they see that parents are caring, they will respond in the same way and will obey them. The situation in the family also influences the character of the child and its interaction with other children.
• From an early age, you need to instill in your child the basic rules of communication with peers. That is, already in two or three years, the baby must respectfully treat other children: do not try to take away toys, do not interfere with the leisure of other children, do not fight and do not bullies. Goodwill towards people is the basis of cultural behavior.

• In addition to the correct behavior in society, it is important to explain to children about the need to protect nature. The child must see the beauty of the plants, be able to care for them, and also love animals.
• In addition, it is necessary to develop a desire for work in children. They must be ready to carry out this or that order from adults, to render help (to remove the toys themselves, to help wipe the dust).

• Gradually, the requirements for children should become higher. At the age of four years, the child is already better aware of his actions, he develops new qualities - he should be taught politeness (to apply to an adult person for “you”), without conflict. At this age, children learn the rules of etiquette well, so it’s time to explain to him the norms of behavior in public places (library, transport, theater, cinema)
• Parental control is important. It is necessary to evaluate the fulfillment of one or another rule both positively and negatively (but tactfully). It is necessary to punish a child for any offenses, but not in a rude manner, and certainly not physically. Children must understand what they are punished for and what they did wrong. If the child often violates the norms of behavior, it is important to find out the reasons. Perhaps they can not be assimilated by them due to age and other individual characteristics.

The culture of behavior includes not only the assimilation of etiquette norms by a person, but also ethical ones. Ethics is the science of morality, that is, the inner fullness of man, which he is guided by the commission of a particular act and interaction with others.

Ethical skills determine how well a person will adhere to accepted norms in society. The formation of this skill begins in childhood and continues into adolescence. This period of time is characterized by its features that should be considered:

• Adolescents have new experiences, needs, they face new challenges, they change not only externally but also internally.

• The teenager should be developed the ability to independently apply the learned rules in practice.
• He will look at other patterns of behavior and take an example from his parents, so it is also important for adults to adhere to established ethical standards, even if a teenager will provoke them to break.

• It is important for teenagers to provide freedom and personal space for both study and leisure. He should be able to organize his activities, be able to communicate with one teacher or another, take responsibility for his failures in school.
• Do not put pressure on a teenager when he chooses a peer company. He should be able to build the right human relationships based on the knowledge he learned in childhood on his own.

• How adolescents perform duties and assignments is a characteristic of their upbringing. They must be executive and not wait for the reminders of the parents to fulfill any request. It is important that they take responsibility for the part of the family responsibilities that are assigned to them.
• It is important for parents to control the privacy of a teenager, but not to the detriment of his personal space. It is enough to be interested in his thoughts and to be able to accept his world view, to be benevolent, to be able to listen and give brief and essential advice.

There are certain norms of everyday cultural behavior, which must be adhered to in society (hospital, theater, transport, school, playground):

• The greeting is an important ritual between people, which speaks, first of all, about education. It is necessary to greet people, even strangers. For example, if two strangers ride together in an elevator or meet at the entrance, it would be appropriate to say hello or just nod in greeting.
• Bragging is a bad manner, and modesty is an integral part of cultural behavior, so you shouldn't brag about anything in front of others, especially in younger people.
• It is important to remember that if two people meet at the entrance somewhere (in a shop or transport), then you first need to let out the one who goes out, and only then enter.
• In transport it is necessary to give place to an elderly person, a pregnant woman, a disabled person, a passenger with a small child or a heavy bag. It is also customary to skip all these people forward and open the door for them, going somewhere (for example, to the store).

• Looking at a person with some kind of external flaw is indecent and rude. Even if the flaw is striking, it is better to pretend that there is nothing remarkable about the person’s appearance, that is, no more than the others.
• In the event of a dispute over rudeness, it is not necessary to respond with rudeness, so as not to aggravate the conflict situation. It is better to soften the dispute by searching for a compromise, and the obvious rudeness should be ignored.

A small video about the rules of conduct in public places, see below.