The medieval social code of chivalry once ruled society. Chivalry was the system of values and behavior that men followed in medieval times. Historically, chivalry reflected how valuable women were to men. Chivalrous acts included a man giving a woman his jacket if she was cold and putting her health and well-being before his own. The idea of chivalry has died as the empowering women’s movements have shined a negative light on this special attention. Today, chivalry is on the upswing. However, this generation has a different definition of the social code.
According to Pier Massimo Forni, award winning professor of Italian literature and the founder of the Civility Institute at Johns Hopkins, chivalry is “. . . a form of preferential treatment
According to Pier Massimo Forni, award winning professor of Italian literature and the founder of the Civility Institute at Johns Hopkins, chivalry is “. . . a form of preferential treatment