MAN and SOCIETY

Behaviour of people is formed:  in the family by parents  at school by teachers and classmates  by massmedia – TV, famous people

 is the basic unit where children are taught to behave themselves.  children learn basic morals from their childhood  they observe their parent´s behaviour and copy it Parents should:  communicate with children, listen to them  praise childen for their achievements  shouldn´t use bad words – swear  shouldn´t use a corporal punishment Family

 children are taught by their teachers. They have lessons of ethics and RE (religious education) where their values are formed. Schools rules:  pupils must arrive at school punctually – mustn´t be late  don´t have to wear uniforms but must be dressed neatly  mustn´t use mobile phones at lessons, copy from classmates, cheat at lessons (use cheat sheets),  must pay attention at the lesson, apologise to the class teacher for being absent  mustn´t bully classmates At school punctually= on time

Influence of TV on young people Media strongly affects youth culture. Young people spend lots of free time in front of TV and computer which can influence them negatively. Negative impact:  lots of violence  they are becoming couch potatoes, fat and overweight  they see many negative examples – drug, alcohol abuse, eccentric behaviour Positive impact:  They get new information and widen their horizons

Ethiquette - is the rules of correct and polite behaviour in society. (rules about how to behave on special occasions)

Dining at particular occasions – Table manners It depends on the country – in Europe you keep the knife in your right hand and eat with your fork in your left hand In America – after cutting meat with a knife in the right hand you can swith the fork from the left to the right hand and eat just with it when invited to a party or event, especially at someone's home, an appropriate gift could be a bottle of wine, flowers, or a small item for the home, such as a candle. during eating don´t talk with your mouth full use a napkin to wipe out your mouth don´t put your elbows on the table. when you finish eating, place your knife and fork together in the centre of the plate

Everyday (polite) manners You must say „please“ and „thank you“ You should greet persons when they come over to your house You shouldn´t interrupt other people when they are speaking You should always clean up after yourself You should respect others and help them You shouldn´t call sb a name because it hurts Never say any rude comments, be polite

Going to the theatre You should arrive earlier, don´t be late don´t speak, talk, whisper during the performance don´t use cameras, mobile phones Put on smart clothes Don´t eat/drink during the performance Don´t use a rest room during the perfomance Cinema You can eat or drink – pop corn, coke You can put on casual clothes