Concept information
Preferred term
civility
Definition
- The term civility defines a state of cultural refinement associated with good citizenship. Sharing a root with the Latin word for city (civitas), it refers to the sophisticated behavior of an urbanite of the times, in contrast with rural coarseness or barbarism. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Theory; Civility]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/civility
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