Decency is associated with dignity.
Decency , from the Latin decentia , is the modesty , composure and honesty of each person. The concept allows reference to dignity in actions and words.
For example: "I don't like shows that transcend the limits of decency" , "Finding a politician with decency is as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack" , "If the coach had decency, he should have resigned by now" .
Decency, a value
It is possible to define decency as the value that makes a person aware of one's own human dignity . For this reason, he prefers to guard his body, thoughts and senses to avoid exposing them to morbidity .
Decency is often associated with nudity or sexual provocation . A common example of an indecent person is one who appears without clothes or with inappropriate clothing in public and maintains a provocative attitude beyond privacy.
Let's look at other example sentences: "It's obvious that the singer's son has no sense of decency," "I'm sorry to tell you, but that swimsuit doesn't highlight your decency," "Maybe he hasn't risen in the ranks." company because I always preserved my decency and did not visit the boss's house .
Honesty is linked to decency.
The concept and children
Being a somewhat abstract notion, it can be difficult to explain to a child what decency is and instruct them about it. Psychologists affirm that decency must be taught at all times by one's own example, both in conversations and in gestures, attitudes and clothing . It is important to work on disseminating this value since children are not aware of the consequences of indecent behavior.
In part, the difficulty of teaching a child the concept of decency in its entirety lies in the poverty that characterizes the education of the little ones; Generally, upbringing is made up of a series of lies and the denial of many truths, to avoid supposed psychological damage caused by exposure to ideas that are impossible to process at an early age. According to these principles, talking about nudity and sexual provocation is not a viable option before adolescence.
However, one of the most serious consequences of hiding topics related to sex from children is the lack of resources to defend themselves from potential mental and physical abuse . It has been proven on numerous occasions that children with knowledge of human perversion and the limits that they should establish in their environment with respect to the relationship they maintain with their body, have a good chance of saving themselves in time from rape and psychological abuse.
Therefore, there is no doubt about the importance of instilling during childhood the concepts that will be essential for the development of a healthy life in adulthood. And decency, as stated in previous paragraphs, is not only related to the sexual level, but refers to the set of actions and ideas that define the quality of a person, their inclinations in issues such as justice, compassion and respect for the freedom of others.
Decency and context
Part of the complexity of this concept lies in the context and circumstances; For example, the action of stealing is not always looked at with the same eyes, since although it is considered indecent who takes other people's money out of mere greed, whoever does it to feed his family receives a compassionate judgment.
Not everyone shares this view, and there are limits to double interpretation: killing in self-defense is acceptable, but sexually abusing someone or torturing them for months in a dark room is not.