All of the following have been associated with incivility EXCEPT

a. that it is part of the glue that holds a civilized society together.
b. that it may be the result of an extreme form of individualism.
c. that parents fail to teach their children manners.
d. the talk of "rights" has overpowered the respect for rules of conduct.
e . the perception that polite behavior is "weak."


a

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