You are in charge of designing a program to get people to cover their mouths when they cough. According to deviance regulation theory, you would be most successful by stressing the irresponsibility of people who fail to cover up when:

a. the norms are not to cover up
b. the norms state that one should cover up
c. the norms stress that it is deviant to put your hand over your mouth
d. the norms stress the common good in all cases
e. none of the above


Ans: b

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