Which of the following accurately highlights the difference between norms and laws?
a. Norms are generally not written downwhereas laws are written down.
b. Violations of norms have no consequenceswhereasviolations of laws have severe consequences.
c. Norms are unambiguouswhereas laws can be interpreted in a variety of ways.
d. Norms constrain personal but not social behavior,whereas laws constrain social behavior but not personal behavior.
a
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