NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
SOCIOLOGY
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sanction
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sanctions can either be positive ( rewards ) or negative (punishment). Sanctions can arise from either formal or informal control. With informal sanctions, ridicule or ostracism can realign a straying individual towards norms. Informal sanctions may include shame, ridicule, sarcasm, criticism, and disapproval.
Detailed explanation-2: -Negative sanctions are actual or threatened punishments, whereas positive sanctions are actual or promised rewards.
Detailed explanation-3: -Informal sanctions, positive and negative, are routine features of every society. Those of a positive type, include saying ‘well done’ to someone, or giving the person an appreciative smile or a pat on the back. Examples of negative informal sanctions are insulting, scolding or physically shunning a given individual.