What is respect?

One of the most important principles of social ethicsis respect. In fact, most of the psychological problems of people are related to one degree or another with the fact that they do not feel respect for themselves. Therefore, it is so important to understand what respect is, what is its role in various areas of human activity. Our article is devoted to these questions.

Double meaning

Respect is the recognition that otherspeople have merits and merits. It is thanks to this feeling that communication between people becomes comfortable. It helps us to find in others something good, worthy if not admiration, then recognition. Respect provides protection from deliberate harm to others. This feeling builds the right relationship in any team: at work, in the family, the company.

In addition, respect is understood and howrespectful attitude towards someone or anything. Everyone in their childhood was taught to respect the elders, that is, treat them with special respect, not as equals, but as people with great experience, as if they were senior in rank.

To express a man his respect, it is enough to treat him without neglect, to listen, not to hurt his feelings, not to sneer, politely talk with him, not to hurt his honor, etc.

What is respect?

Having not yet entered into a dialogue with a person, you are alreadyyou can show or not show respect to him. For example, if a woman is standing in front of you, and you are standing, taking your hands in your pockets, you are disrespectful to her. It turns out that respect as a respectful attitude is partly due to etiquette.

Sometimes respect is a matter of tolerance,indulgence. For example, if your interlocutor expresses a point of view that is different from yours, you should not criticize him. Treat him with respect, because these are his views on life, and they have the right to exist. Try to speak so as not to affect his feelings.

It should be noted that respect should not necessarily be associated with sympathy. You can respect even your enemy - for some qualities or the deed committed by him.

Respect in Psychiatry

In psychiatry, a sense of respect implies thatthe doctor is attentive to the problems of the patient, realizing that, from his point of view, this is indeed a problem. The fundamental principle when working with such people is the inviolability of the person.

Respect in social work

Probably, for the social worker respect -most important when dealing with people. For these people this word has a special meaning. It implies that any person is worthy of respect. Neither his character, nor his way of life, nor his social status, can deprive him of the right to respect.

Respect in the legal sphere

The right to distinguish respect for publicsovereignty and individual identity. The first implies the recognition by other states of the right to independence, equality, sovereignty, choice of a vector of development, both in their country and at the international level.

The question of respect for the individual in the legal sphereis seen as the need to respect the dignity of the individual, her rights and freedoms. According to the legislation of the Russian Federation, nothing can become the basis for belittling the dignity of the individual.

If you want to gain respect from other people, read the article How to achieve respect.

You can find out what dignity is from the article What is dignity.

In order to understand how to respect yourself and others, read the articles How to respect yourself and How to behave with a friend.