Question

identify the accurate and inaccurate statements drawn from the story of the uruguayan air force flight 571 survivors who relied on cannibalism to stay alive. accurate statement(s) drag appropriate answer(s) here the group created a new set of social norms about what was right and wrong. those who had been more conformist in regular life ultimately starved because they could not bring themselves to eat human flesh. the survivors could only bring themselves to cannibalism by renouncing their religious and moral codes. using the metaphor of communion helped the survivors interpret their actions as moral to themselves and others. what had previously been unthinkably evil became routine.

Explanation:

In extreme survival - situations like the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash, social norms can shift. The group did create new social norms about right - wrong as they had to adapt to cannibalism for survival. Using the metaphor of communion helped them rationalize their actions. Also, what was once unthinkable became routine. However, it's not accurate that conformists necessarily starved as there were other factors at play, and they didn't necessarily renounce all religious and moral codes but rather reinterpreted them.

Answer:

Accurate Statement(s):

• The group created a new set of social norms about what was right and wrong.
• Using the metaphor of communion helped the survivors interpret their actions as moral to themselves and others.
• What had previously been unthinkably evil became routine.