Incivility

Incivility is a general term for social behaviour lacking in civility or good manners, on a scale from rudeness or lack of respect for elders, to vandalism and hooliganism, through public drunkenness and threatening behaviour.^[1] The word "incivility" is derived from the Latin incivilis, meaning "not of a citizen".^[2]

The distinction between plain rudeness, and perceived incivility as threat, will depend on some notion of civility as structural to society; incivility as anything more ominous than bad manners is therefore dependent on appeal to notions like its antagonism to the complex concepts of civic virtue or civil society. It has become a contemporary political issue in a number of countries.^[3]

^ "Definition of 'Incivility'". AskOxford. Archived from the original on 30 March 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2006.
^ Catherine Soanes; Angus Stevenson, eds. (2005). The Oxford Dictionary of English (revised ed.). Oxford University Press.
^ "Incivility in Political Discourse (The Coming Apogee of the Moonbat Hordes)". indcjournal.com. 13 October 2004. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2006.

[1] "Definition of 'Incivility'". AskOxford. Archived from the original on 30 March 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2006.

[2] Catherine Soanes; Angus Stevenson, eds. (2005). The Oxford Dictionary of English (revised ed.). Oxford University Press.

[3] "Incivility in Political Discourse (The Coming Apogee of the Moonbat Hordes)". indcjournal.com. 13 October 2004. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2006.

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