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Jeffrey Dahmer was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison for this offense. He also practiced cannibalism on his victims. In this situation, the act of murder could be described as the violation of a(n) folkway while cannibalism could be described as the violation of a(n) more.

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MORES; TABOO

Step-by-step explanation:

Mores are the customs, norms, and behaviors that are acceptable to a society or social group.

Mores are the morals of a group or society itself. They are not necessarily based on written law and they can change, and despite the fact that most mores are not written, everyone practices them because it is acceptable to everyone.

Taboos are things that are implicitly forbidden in a culture or society especially because they are bad. They are things or actions that a community forbids its members from doing.

Cannibalism can be one of such acts forbidden by any society or culture. This is the act of feeding on human beings after killing them maybe, as though they are beef or meat.

Jeffrey violated the Mores of the land by carrying out Murder then he committed A Taboo by practicing Cannibalism on the people he killed.

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