Sanctions are defined as
A. penalties and rewards for conduct concerning a social norm.
B. justifications for deviant behavior.
C. rules made by a government.
D. a loss of direction when the social control of individual behavior has become ineffective.
A. penalties and rewards for conduct concerning a social norm.
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