____________state what behavior is inappropriate or unacceptable. Laws that prohibit drinking and driving and "netiquette" that preclude you from typing e-mails in all caps are examples.
A) Proscriptive norms
B) Nonstandard norms
C) Prescriptive norms
D) Subscriptive norms

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Proscriptive norms are norms that state what behavior is inappropriate or unacceptable, and are often accompanied by punishments or negative consequences for violating them. The examples given, laws against drinking and driving and netiquette norms against typing in all caps, fit this description. Nonstandard norms and subscriptive norms are not commonly recognized sociological terms. Prescriptive norms, on the other hand, are norms that state what behavior is appropriate or desirable, as opposed to prohibited.

____________State What Behavior Is Inappropriate or Unacceptable