Respect is one of the most (if not the most) important attributes for society to maintain, yet it is hard to define. On its broadest level respect is the acknowledgment that someone has value. They may be rich, work very hard, or may simply treat everyone in a way that gives them value. The importance on this value is that it changes peoples reactions towards you, usually in a positive way. A person is more likely to treat you with respect if you do what is asked of you instead of arguing with them. It is the value you earned while doing what you were told that has lead the person to respect you and therefore treat you nicely.
Language related respect
Human languages typically portray grammatical distinctions to the listener between honorific and colloquial language. These distinctions may be grammatically encoded by a regular system of verb and noun affixes. In Japan for example, language is used to show respect between children and parents or between between husband and wife.[1] It is a part of everyday life. Human cultures have varied ways of showing you respect by bodily actions. In many European cultures, people shake hands. In others, such as in Japan people bow at the waist when meeting.[2] 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.[2]
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 officers (and vice-versa; to not return a salute to a subordinate is considered offensive) and by officers to those of higher rank. [3][4][5] The 21 gun salute (done within the military for funerals of military members and for high ranking civilians,such as a president) is a very respect-based procedure. [6] Respect originally means "looking at something (or someone) with a distance." Respect gives us time to know people or things better, therefore have a better and more informed relationship with them.
Mafia
The general theory behind the mafia (whether fictional or non-fictional) is that most mafias in some form or another revolve heavily around the theory of respect. Where the hired men and those lower in the rank of the family are set to show "respect" to the mafioso.[7][8][9]
Street gangs
Street gang related respect is when someone shows admiration due to either admiring views, status or possessions. Respect in criminal related gangs is said to be gained from achieving things that others would think as too dangerous or risky.
Crimes of revenge
Both the U.S. and Great Britain have recently experienced a surge in "disrespect shootings", where trivial social violations lead to violence. [10][11]
Commerce
Fair Trade
References
see also: Zeeshan (Arabic Name)
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