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

1. Laws are the broadest element of culture.
2. An example of a violation a folkway would be stealing, and jail would be considered a severe formal sanction.
3. An example of a folkway would be driving 70 mph in a 50 mph zone.
4. An example of a violation of a folkway would be wearing one's clothes inside out.
5. The American values of freedom and individualism are influenced and enhanced by forms of material culture that allow people to live in individualistic ways.


1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE

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