… attractiveness of politeness grew out of contemporary developments in urban living, class aspiration, print culture and consumption patterns. Concepts > Taste & Manners Practices > Education Keywords Civility Conversation Consumption Periodicals Politeness was a key word in eighteenth-century Britain, and its meanings were actualized in many … attractiveness of politeness grew out of contemporary developments in urban living, class aspiration, print culture and consumption patterns. … Berg, Maxine, Luxury and Pleasure in Eighteenth-Century Britain (Oxford: Oxford University Press, …