Culturally-defined standards that serve as broad guidelines for what is good and just in society are called: a) beliefs. b) social control. c) values.

The answer is c. values.

Explanation:

In ethics, values describe a judgmenet about how important an action is according to its positive or negative impact. They are often referred to as guidelines for taking a course of action.

A society may be affected by common moral, religious, political and social values.  

answerthe same historical circumstances;