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Ignacio L. Götz

Book Code: C7007

ISBN: 0-275-97007-8

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97007-9

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152 pages, bibliography

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 8/30/2000

List Price: $99.95 (UK Sterling Price: £57.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

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Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Endorsement From David B. Sicilia
Professor of History
University of Maryland: With grace and erudition, Igancio Götz reflects on how manners and habits define in profound ways the nature of our social order, and how their erosion undermines compassion and community. Manners and Violence is a contemplative gem, at once cautionary and deeply humanistic.

Description: Most contemporary analyses of violence focus on economic, social, and political inequalities as well as on a general malaise. In contrast, Götz claims that violence arises, in part, from a loss of respect for others concomitant with a decline of manners and courtesy. Manners are expressions of respect. Eliminate manners and respect vanishes with them. The connection between the decline of manners and the increase of violence is documented by reference to a variety of social instances and trends. A special weight is placed upon the failure of schools to instill respect and courtesy in their charges. The schools' failure can be redeemed through a concerted effort to instill manners. A major part of the book, therefore, is devoted to the justification of schooling as an important factor in the re-awakening of respect for others. A provocative analysis for scholars and researchers involved with contemporary social and educational problems.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Evidence of Decay
Origin of Manners
Education and Manners
Manners, Masses, and People
Desacralization and Disrespect
The Model of Natural Law
Conscience
Morality and the School
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 00-025466

LCC Class: GT150

Dewey Class: 395


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