Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Definitions of deviance are relative to the time, place, and person(s) making the evaluation.
2. All societies have cultural values.
3. In decades past, societies possessed cultural values that were practices and beliefs intended to benefit a group of people. Cultural values do not hold the same level of importance today.
4. Folkways refer to serious customs that involve moral judgments as well as sanctions.
5. Folkways refer to usages, traditions, customs, or niceties that are preferred but are not subject to serious sanctions, such as manners.


1. True
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. True

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