The strength or seriousness of social sanctions is

A. harsh regardless of how strictly the norm is held.
B. generally lighter for violations of folkways than violations of mores.
C. unrelated to the type of norm that is violated.
D. not something that sociologists consider in the study of norm violations.


Answer: B

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