A reporter on the evening news describes a gruesome murder and subsequent suicide in an otherwise quiet suburban neighborhood. Such acts violate which form of cultural expectation?A.Societal normsB.FolkwaysC.MoresD.Taboos
Question
A reporter on the evening news describes a gruesome murder and subsequent suicide in an otherwise quiet suburban neighborhood. Such acts violate which form of cultural expectation?A.Societal normsB.FolkwaysC.MoresD.Taboos
Solution
The acts described in the question, a gruesome murder and subsequent suicide, violate several forms of cultural expectation. However, the most severe violation would be D. Taboos.
Taboos are societal norms to an extreme; they are prohibitions deemed so severe they are often not even discussed. Murder and suicide are generally considered taboos in many societies because they are seen as extremely morally wrong and unacceptable.
While these acts also violate societal norms (A) and mores (C), which are the rules that guide behavior in society and moral standards respectively, the severity and extreme nature of the acts make them taboos.
Folkways (B), on the other hand, are norms for routine or casual interaction and this does not apply to the acts described in the question.
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