Which of the following statements about norms is correct?
a. people do not follow norms in all situations, in some cases they evade a norm because they know it is weakly enforced
b. in some instances, behavior that appears to violate society's norms may actually represent adherence to the norms of a particular group
c. norms are violated in some instances because one norm conflicts with another
d. all of the above
Ans: d. all of the above
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