Meaning of Respect

Respect

Respect, also called esteem, is a positive feeling or action shown towards someone or something considered important, or held in high esteem or regard. It conveys a sense of admiration for good or valuable qualities. Respect is a way of treating or thinking about something or someone. If you respect your teacher, you admire her and treat her well. People respect others who are impressive for any reason, such as being in authority

There are two very different types of respect; respect for a person as a human being, and respect for a person as an authority. But because we use the same word for these two different things, people often talk as if they were the same thing. So for example, when someone in authority says “If you don’t respect me, I won’t respect you.” What they’re actually saying (and justifying) is “If you don’t respect me as an authority, I won’t respect you as a human being.”

1. Respect for a person as a human being: Respect is an overarching   consideration and represents recognition of each human being's intrinsic value.   As such, making opportunity for human beings to exercise autonomy and make   their own decisions is paramount, as is a commitment to participant welfare over   and above research goals.Respect for people is the concept that all persons   deserve the right to fully exercise their autonomy. Showing respect for persons is   a system for interaction in which one entity ensures that another agency to be   able  to make a choice.

 2. Respect for authority: respect for authority is a universal instinctive     trait  in human psychology. As Haidt and Graham (2007) explain, "People often   feel respect, awe, and admiration toward legitimate authorities, and many   cultures  have constructed virtues related to good leadership, which is often   thought to involve magnanimity, fatherliness, and wisdom…[Societies may also]   value virtues related to subordination: respect, duty, and obedience." While   respect for authority figures is a universal human trait, it is more salient for   some. These individuals believe strong authority figures are necessary to maintain   social order and prevent society from devolving into chaos.