Which of the following statements about norms is not true?

A) Sanctions are those norms for which people are punished for breaking laws.
B) Laws are a particular kind of norm.
C) Norms help people know how to act in given social situations.
D) Informal norms that do not inspire moral condemnation are referred to as folkways.

Norms

Rules or standards of behavior that are accepted by a group or society as typical or proper.

Sanctions

Measures taken by countries or international bodies to punish or restrict states or individuals to induce a change in behavior, often for political reasons.

Folkways

Norms or customary behaviors that are socially approved but not morally significant, guiding everyday practices.