SOCIAL GRACES

ETIQUETTES
Shinil Christian Academy
Values Lesson #1
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SOCIAL GRACES
SOCIAL GRACES, more commonly known as good manners and
etiquette, is not a mere “put on” to one’s personality. It is (and
should be) a part of a persons character.

MANNERS can be defined as a habitual social conduct, bearing

or behavior. Behavior done with sense is a basis of good manners.

Knowledge of good manners can increase a person’s self-

confidence, gives him a sense of security, poise and respect.

As a person matures, people expect his manners to be more

refined and less vulgar, barbaric or course. Since Childhood, we
have been taught proper obedience and good conduct pertaining to
different types of situations.
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“Para kang hindi edukado” you act as though you are uneducated” can often be heard
from people signifying displeasure over another person’s failure to manifest good
manners.
People expect us to show manners, which conform to the milieu we are in. What may
have been socially unacceptable before may no longer be so today, and vice versa.
What may be acceptable in another society may not be acceptable in ours. Values,
norms , beliefs and institutions differ, and so do good manners.
Despite societal difference in behavior norms and manners, there still are a lot of
universally applicable good manners and proper conduct.
Manners can spell the difference on the feelings people will have towards you.
Etiquette, on the other hand, consists of a “set of rules of living in our society”. Only
the hard-to-get-along-with persons disregard etiquette. It involves practicing or
applying a special code of behavior or courtesy. Good manners is governed by
etiquette.
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SOCIAL GRACES IN THE FAMILY
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1. SOCIAL GRACES IN THE FAMILY

The family is the core of social grace. It is the first social institution that teaches
us correct behavior. As children, we were taught such practices like kissing of the
hands, toilet training, personal grooming, etc. As we matures, these things became
Inherent, and new one acquired and practiced. These include:

a. Respect for Elders

Be courteous and show respect to elders in your words and your action

b. Respect for Other’s Property and Privacy

- Do not take things without asking the owner’s permission
- Do not open letter not address to you
- Knock before and not after entering a room. If applicable identify yourself

c. Hospitality
Entertain guest of the family as if they are your own.
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THANK YOU!
NEXT LESSON #2:

SOCIAL GRACES IN PUBLIC PLACES

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