writing help: I need help ,i have an essay to write on the topic “REASONS for the decline of good manners in our society? - Help.com

you could try by looking up general etiquette…
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa…

And see if any currently apply, or reasons why they wouldn’t. Things that people don’t learn because of things like, fewer formal parties…things like that. Learning about it also generally has a lot to do with cultural things…

It looks like you’re writing an expository essay—the following link should help you to outline and write your essay.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/…

The world is smaller… What is courteous to some is an insult to others. I believe that our societal swing towards PC is removing a lot of our manners by trying to make communication more sterile. And it is easer for people to except rudeness when the contrast is sterility instead or courtesy.

I believe courtesy manners are a sign of self respect and self worth. If you belief you are worth it… you will be courteous to others because you would expect the same from them. If you have no self value, you would not … do not care how others treat you, and therefore would treat them with the same level of respect.

There is a definite decline in our societies of self worth (esteeme) and self respect. Some would point to the devaluation or decay of the Family. Parenting gets pretty hard to do, when there is only one of you. Life itself no longer has the value to many of our youth… a child that will kill you instead of accepting your critisism… is NOT going to worry about being rude to you.

I think Oldfart and Richard are certainly right: manners have a lot to do with respect.

I would add that there may be a negative reaction to some “rules of etiquette” because of the way that some people use them to make others feel less than them. In some sense, some people misuse manners to disrespect others– to show others that they know the “correct way,” when others don’t. (Ever meet someone who corrected you in public for something? I have!) So some people react by saying that they don’t want to even try to have manners. Does that make any sense?

But I still agree that the main reason is a lack of respect and self-respect.

i think that they have declined because of tv and the media, we see things on tv so we think they are ok, a kid backtalking a parent, bullying, the list goes on and on, but i think we learned bad manners from tv

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i think that they have declined because of tv and the media, we see things on tv so we think they are ok, a kid backtalking a parent, bullying, the list goes on and on, but i think we learned bad manners from tv

Are we learning bad manners or are parents letting tv raise their children?

all good or bad things start at home,you dont have to be rich to have good manners,it is your upbringing ,your friends your teachers ,all have to contribute but its like that song the shirt with all the colors it doesn’t matter how many colors and patches you ware its how clean it is ….

Society places more of an emphasis on expediency, efficiency and effectiveness than politeness and civility these days. Manners and behavior are tied to morality and ethics on some level, which are not valued as much as they used to be. Communication is less personal as well: everything from business transactions to relationships increasingly takes place via computers, cell phones and other devices rather than face to face. The modern world in many ways simply sees less of a need for manners.

The world has become a fast paced one.
No one has time anymore - it’s all done in a hurry. Everything.
No one wants to wait - take time - be patient.
Time is money. It has become a materialistic society. We’re convinced that spending time to be polite to someone who can’t help you is a waste of time.
Even charity, is now just a matter of donating money. Not actual work.
If you’re in a hurry - you don’t necessarily have time for manners. Or even proper spellings… it’s quite sad.
You can’t be as courteous in a hurry as you can be when you have time.
It’s a dog eat dog world.
No time, no manners, no life.

Interesting topic.

Just my random two cents.
Apologies if it doesn’t help at all.

Actually that made a lot of sense…

hi can somebody help me i need to write an essay about rudreness behavior but i dont know what to write. thanks

vanessa when in doubt try the opposite .Start of with kindness and slowly work your way to rudeness.Bet you i could be rude to you right now. But then again i could be very kind to you…..

could someonee help me with the thesis staement of my essay?
the topic is the reason for the decline of good manners in society.

Think of Why>>> Drugs ..Poverty ..Greed…Egoist..Men in the early Stages had a Ladder of who is who and who is where on this Ladder .Doesn’t count anymore it is our Social Structure what has changed,, Wealth ,Power Greed is Man’s downfall within his own Society..The System is were the Rich are getting Richer and the Poor are getting Poorer and nobody cares on both sides of the Fence for good Manners..Who bailed out the Banks last Year ?? The Government of the People ..Who is bailing out the People with no Health care?? Nobody..Who is bailing out the People with no Jobs ,No Future ?? Nobody.The Rich are to busy making Money not for all ,but for themselves and the Poor have no choice. Oh he has not forgotten good manners in Society he is just to worn out to care…..