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Feb 19, 2013 13:41
11 yrs ago
Russian term

культурa поведения

Russian to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Hello,

Does anyone have any good suggestions for "культурa поведения".
My context - talking about road safety, the author says that what determines whether people will wear a seat belt or not is собственная культура поведения и ответственность.

I think this is more than just "way of behaviour" but nothing else is coming to mind at the moment.

Many thanks!
Proposed translations (English)
3 habit
3 +3 degree of civility
4 +1 personal ethics
4 cultural and behavioral factors
4 driving etiquette
3 +1 civic sense
4 (their own/personal) behavioral patterns
4 ability to follow social norms
3 current custom
3 culture of behaviour
3 civic manners

Discussion

Mikhail Kropotov Feb 20, 2013:
Could we get back to ascertaining the true meaning of the source phrase, please?

You've got a point: "what society tells you" and "the right thing to do" are two very different things. I only batted five hundred there, I'll admit. I didn't really mean the latter; but the former, I believe, sums up the real connotation of культура поведения.
The Misha Feb 20, 2013:
Nor is everything the society is telling you to do always right in the moral sense if it comes to that. Forgive me for bringing this up, but back in the 30s and 40s, the predominant thought in German society was that sending a certain inconvenient minority to the gas chambers was very much the right thing. I am sure we'd all find it fairly difficult these days to argue in favor of this particular proposition Closer to home, a certain government official in my country whose name needn't be mentioned here for more reasons than one now insists that it is absolutely the right thing for us Americans to do to surrender a fair chunk of our constitutionally guaranteed rights to the ever larger and more intrusive federal government. I can tell you from first hand experience that quite a few of us here very much disagree.

But look at the positive side: we are debating an abstract philosophical concept for a change. Maybe there's still hope. Cheers.
The Misha Feb 20, 2013:
Mikhail, I think I now see the real issue at the center of our little disagreement. What you are trying to do is drag a purely judgmental element along the lines of "right" and "wrong" into something where non is warranted whatsoever. Buckling up or not buckling up has nothing to do with right and wrong and everything to do with the issue of personal safety as seen in view of the current traffic statistics. That's it. You may be a good guy who doesn't buckle up (stupid, but still good) or a bad guy who does (smart, but bad nonetheless).

Civility, according to the first definition I came across, is "Formal politeness and courtesy in behavior or speech". (https://www.google.com/search?q=definition of civility&ie=ut...

Maybe it's me, but I see no "doing the right thing because society tells you so" here. IMHO, you are simply confusing the moral "right" with the "sensible thing to do" here.

Proposed translations

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habit

Given your context and desire to avoid "standard/way of behavior", you might consider:
...personal habit and sense of responsibility.
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks everyone. I actually went for "standards of behaviour". I know that many of the answerers will disagree with my choice, but it fitted for my purposes, and I was still not 100% confident of the meaning lying behind the Russian. In any case, my client was happy with it. "
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current custom

current custom of behaviour and responsibility
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personal ethics

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agree vita z
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cultural and behavioral factors

The immediate context seems to make it clear that "factors" refers to the people.

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Looks like fairly standard term in social studies — http://goo.gl/rg64Y
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degree of civility

Or simply civility. I don't think it has anything to do with personal ethics - you can hold up a bank and still have enough sense in you to buckle up. Nor is it habit alone, even though that's part of it too.
Peer comment(s):
agree Maria Popova
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agree MariyaN (X)
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neutral Mikhail Kropotov : I was referring to your argument of "you can hold up a bank and still have enough sense in you to buckle up." Buckling up sure makes sense, but культура поведения is not about that, it's about "doing the right thing because society tells you so."
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Am I? Could you be a little more specific? Don't get me wrong, I am an not trying to get all defensive or anything, but I truly do not believe this has anything to do with personal ethics.
agree RitaZ : I agree. This has nothing to do with morality and everything to do with civility.
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driving etiquette

yes, buckling up or not buckling up is an integral part of driving.
see wiki driving etiquette article for wearing seatbelts as well
Reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_etiquette

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+1
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civic sense

http://www.boddunan.com/articles/education/42-general/221-ci...

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or even civic responsibility
Peer comment(s):
agree cyhul
1 day 3 hrs
Thank you.
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culture of behaviour

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmstand/g/...

This debate is about a **culture of behaviour**. If people wish to have a certain lifestyle that is fine, as long as they accept the same norms of behaviour as the rest of us do. As the hon. Member for Gedling rightly said, the Bill is about setting a series of norms—drawing a line in the sand, as he put it—for what is acceptable and what is not. The Bill is therefore a useful vehicle to deal with this problem.

http://www.districtdavesforum.co.uk/thread/20769/merseyrail-...

Perhaps the best outcome that could come from this is for a culture change in the general **culture of behaviour** on our railways on Friday and Saturday nights. However I don't expect this to happen, as this incident now appears to have been wrapped up in a neat little package blaming the guard, with nothing done to address the underlying causes which led to the guard being placed in that situation.

http://www.manchester.gov.uk/egov_downloads/code_of_corporat...

3.1.1 The Council will foster a culture of behaviour based on shared values,
ethical principles and good conduct. Our Values are:

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civic manners

civic manners
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(their own/personal) behavioral patterns

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ability to follow social norms

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