Question

The motorcycle policeman appeared out of nowhere and pulled Catherine over for speeding. He was friendly and businesslike as he stood by Catherine's open window and issued her a $250 ticket. This is an example of a negative sanction.
a. negative sanction.b. neutral sanction.c. positive sanction.d. street crime.

Answer 1

Answer: (A) Negative sanction

Explanation:

The negative sanction is one of the type of threatened punishment in terms of the sociological concept in which the person are basically responsible for its penalty.

 The actual cause of the sanction is due to either informal or formal control as it is depend upon the different types of norms and conditions.

According to the given question, the given example is best illustrating the situation of a negative sanction as the motorcycle policemen opens the Catherine's window and issue a fine ticket to her for over speeding.  

 Therefore, Option (A) is correct answer.