Sanctions are reactions to breaking a norm. There are positive and negative sanctions. This picture could show both depending on the time of day and place. If this man is drinking beer at 9am in a children's park, this would be considered a negative sanction. He would be breaking a norm because usually people don't drink alcohol that early in the morning and not around young children. If he is drinking at 7pm at a beer festival, this could be considered a positive sanction because he isn't drinking all day long and is at a festival where everyone else is doing the same. Negative and positive sanctions could also be displayed through material such as prizes or court fines.
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