Editing Respect (section)

== Respect as a cultural value==
[[File:Respeitoplaca.JPG|right|thumb|200px|[[Sign]] in [[São João da Barra]] saying ''"respect if you want to be respected"'']]

=== Chinese culture ===
{{See also|Category:Chinese honorifics}}
In Chinese culture, bowing is generally reserved as a sign of respect for elders and ancestors. When bowing, they place the fist of the right hand in the palm of their left at stomach level. The deeper the bow, the more respect they are showing.

Traditionally, there was not much hand-shaking in Chinese culture. However, this gesture is now widely practiced among people, especially when greeting Westerners or other foreigners. Many Westerners may find Chinese handshakes to be too long or too weak, but this is because Chinese people consider a weaker handshake to be a gesture of humility and respect.<ref name=autogenerated1 />

[[Kowtowing]], or kneeling and bowing so deeply that one's forehead is touching the floor, is practiced during worship at temples. Kowtowing is a powerful gesture reserved mainly for honoring the dead or offering deep respect at a temple.<ref name=autogenerated1 />

Many codes of behavior revolve around young people showing respect to older people. [[Filial piety]] is a virtue of having respect for ancestors, family, and elders. As in many cultures, younger Chinese individuals are expected to defer to older people, let them speak first, sit down after them, and not contradict them. Sometimes when an older person enters a room, everyone stands. People are often introduced from oldest to youngest. Often, younger people will go out of their way to open doors for their elders and not cross their legs in front of them. The older you are the more respect you are expected to be treated with.<ref name=autogenerated1 />

=== Indigenous American culture ===
In many [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|indigenous American societies]], respect is viewed as a [[moral value]] that teaches indigenous people about their culture. This moral value is treated as a process that influences participation in the community and also helps people develop and become integrated into their culture. For this reason, the value of respect is taught during childhood.<ref>{{cite journal|last1= Fernandez|first1= David-Lorente|title= Ser respetuoso es ser persona. El niño y la pedagogía moral de Los Nahuas del Centro de México|journal= Revista de Dialectología y Tradiciones Populares|date= 2012|volume= 67|issue= 2|pages= 431–452|doi= 10.3989/rdtp.2012.16|doi-access= free|lang=es-ES|issn=0034-7981|eissn=1988-8457}}</ref>

Respect as a form of behavior and participation is especially important as a basis of how children must conduct themselves in their community. Children engage in mature activities such as cooking for the family, cleaning and sweeping the house, caring for infant peers, and crop work. Indigenous children learn to view their participation in these activities as a representation of respect. Through this manner of showing respect by participation in activities, children not only learn about culture but also practice it as well.{{cn|reason=|date=September 2023}}