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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Using the wrong fork to eat a salad may be considered a minor norm violation, but it is not serious enough to provoke sanctions. In addition, many people may not even be aware of specific rules and etiquette governing utensil use for salads, making it less likely to be seen as deviant behavior.

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