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Food figures highly in Southern hospitality, a large component of the idea being the provision of Southern cuisine to visitors. A cake or other delicacy is often brought to the door of a new neighbor as a mechanism of introduction. Many club and church functions include a meal or at least a dessert and beverage. Churches in the South frequently ...
Southern gentlemen are also expected to be chivalrous toward women, in words and deeds. [6] [7] Although "culture of honor" qualities have generally been associated with men in the southern United States, women in the region have also been involved, and even exhibited some of the same qualities.
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Southerners know the importance of proper etiquette and good manners. It’s essential to treat everyone with respect and put your best foot forward in word and in deed. We start learning these ...
Young men of the upper class were expected to be educated in courage, conduct, and the humanities from an early age, including both Victorian literature and the Greek classics. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Such men would then be expected to be sent to a military school, with many military leaders on either side of the Civil War having received their training ...
Young women have become substantially more liberal as a group over the past several years, whereas views held by young men have mostly remained the same. But the forces that have led to such ...
Themed parties were regularly scheduled for students. They presented opportunities for young men and women to enjoy each other's company in a chaperoned environment. “From the perspective of the missionaries, these parties were situations a little more like God intended young men and women to live. [7]
Some of those same women remain optimistic about the future of women’s participation in Southern Baptist life. But the 180-degree turn in the past six years has also laid bare the volatile state ...