As you are rushing from one class to the next, you absentmindedly forget to hold the door open for the person coming through behind you. The consequence is that the door slams in that person's face. Which of these cultural components has your behavior violated?

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The behavior violated a folkway, which is a less serious cultural norm that guides everyday behavior and includes things like holding doors open for others. It is not a taboo, which is a very serious norm that, if violated, could lead to severe punishment. It is also not a sanction or social more, which are both consequences or rules for behavior, but not the behavior itself.

As You Are Rushing from One Class to the Next