1. Sumner says, “For the people of a time and place, their own mores are always good, or rather … for them there can be no question of the goodness or badness of their mores.” Explain his position. Has Sumner overlooked the possibility that a people could wonder whether their own mores are correct? Or does Sumner deny this is possible? Sumners's position regarding the statement, “For the people of a time and place, their own mores are always good, or rather … for them there can be no question of the goodness or badness of their mores.” Standards, accepted traditional customs and moral attitudes make up a society. These “mores” and “folkways” can be so deeply embedded in a society that they naturally think of them as good and right.