In the Context of the Determinants of a Civil Society

question 43

Multiple Choice

In the context of the determinants of a civil society, _____ involves the voluntary acceptance of standards established by nongovernmental entities.

• A)self-regulation
• B)media
• C)cause marketing
• D)green marketing

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Definitions:

False Imprisonment

An intentional tort involving the unjustified confinement or detention of a person.

False Light

A privacy tort involving publishing information that portrays someone in a misleading or deceitful manner, which could be embarrassing or offensive, even if not defamatory.

Actual Malice

The legal test used by the courts to determine defamation against a public official or a public figure. The actual malice test requires the public official or public figure to prove not only that the statement was false, negative, and communicated to a third party, but also that it was made with the knowledge that it was false or with a reckless disregard for its truth or falsity.

Defamation

A false statement presented as fact that causes injury or damage to the reputation of the person or entity targeted by the statement.