At the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century, Some People Placed

question 83

Multiple Choice

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, some people placed signs with crudely painted skeletons holding cell phones near roadways, usually facing freeway ramps. These signs indicated disapproval of using cell phones while driving, which is a practice some states have now made illegal. As a result of this social movement,

• A) almost no one violates the norm of not talking on a cell phone while driving.
• B) talking on a cell phone while driving is taboo.
• C) there are no formal sanctions that can be used to enforce the norm of not talking on a cell phone while driving.
• D) an informal norm has become a law.

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