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Bybee argues that the very features that make civility ineffective and undesirable also point to civility's power and appeal. Can we all get along?. If we live by the contradictions on which civility depends, then yes, we can, and yes, we should.

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Book Title	How Civility Works
ISBN	9781503601543
Subject Area	Political Science, Référence, Social Science
Publication Name	How Civility Works
Publisher	Stanford University Press
Item Length	8 in
Subject	Etiquette, Sociology / General, Civil Rights, General, American Government / General, Civics & Citizenship
Publication Year	2016
Type	Textbook
Format	Trade Paperback
Language	English
Item Height	0.3 in
Author	Keith J. Bybee
Item Weight	23.5 Oz
Item Width	5 in
Number of Pages	88 Pages

How Civility Works, Paperback by Bybee, Keith J., ISBN 1503601544, ISBN-13 9781503601543, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

Is civility dead? Americans ask this question every election season, but their concern is hardly limited to political campaigns. Doubts about civility regularly arise in just about every aspect of American public life. Rudeness runs rampant. Our news media is saturated with aggressive bluster and vitriol. Our platforms teem with trolls and expressions of disrespect. Reflecting these conditions, surveys show that a significant majority of Americans believe we are living in an age of unusual anger and discord. Everywhere we look, there seems to be conflict and hostility, with shared respect and consideration nowhere to be found. In a country that encourages thick skins and speaking one's mind, is civility even possible, let alone desirable?

In How Civility Works, Keith J. Bybee elegantly explores the "crisis" in civility, looking closely at how civility intertwines with our long history of boorish behavior and the ongoing quest for pleasant company. Bybee argues that the very features that make civility ineffective and undesirable also point to civility's power and appeal. Can we all get along? If we live by the contradictions on which civility depends, then yes, we can, and yes, we should.