Match the concept to its definition

1. Folkways
a. Acts that are wrong in areas where they are prohibited
2. Mores
b. Proscriptions covering potentially serious violations of a group’s values
3. Laws
c. Time honored customs
4. Mala in se
d. Acts that are fundamentally wrong
5. Mala prohibita
e. Rules that have been codified into formal structures


1. *c
2. *b
3. *e
4. *d
5. *a

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