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Which of the following statements about mores and folkways is NOT correct?
 
  a. Laws formalize the mores of a society by putting them into written form and interpreting them.
  b. Laws formalize the folkways of a society.
  c. People who violate folkways are subject to severe moral indignation.
  d. The intensity of mores varies from one period to another.

Question 2

Western cultures that maintain norms of courtly love tend to:
 
  a. achieve equality for men and women
  b. decrease the influence of the double standard
  c. reinforce the existing stratification system
  d. restrict the options open to women

Question 3

All of the following are examples of the violation of a more in the United States EXCEPT:
 
  a. cohabitation
  b. incest
  c. murder
  d. treason

Question 4

In medieval Europe, the institution of chastity was indirectly designed to:
 
  a. achieve equality for men and women
  b. constrain women in higher social strata
  c. give all women greater social power
  d. subordinate women of lower social strata

Question 5

Weakly-sanctioned norms that are passed down from one generation to the next, but are not believed to be vital for the survival of society are termed:
 
  a. folkways
  b. laws
  c. mores
  d. sanctions

Question 6

It has been argued that the norms of chivalry and courtly love served the function of:
 
  a. continuing the repression of women
  b. giving women greater social power
  c. increasing the status of women
  d. increasing women's opportunities for upward mobility

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