Today,using the Wrong Fork to Eat a Salad at a Dinner

question 54

Multiple Choice

Today,using the wrong fork to eat a salad at a dinner party would NOT usually qualify as
Deviance because

• A) American society no longer has rules and etiquette governing which utensil to use
• For salads.
• B) most dinners are eaten with friends who do not apply sanctions for deviant behavior.
• C) there are not norms governing food and eating.
• D) it is not a serious enough norm violation to provoke sanctions.

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Definitions:

Unilateral Contract

A contract in which one party makes a promise in exchange for the other party's performance, rather than a promise in return.

Counter-Offer

A proposal made as a response to an offer, which negates the original offer and suggests new terms for an agreement.

Revocation

The official cancellation or withdrawal of an offer, license, or agreement.

Unilateral Contract

A binding agreement in which one party promises to do something in return for an act of the other party, rather than a promise.