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HASSET Thesaurus

Concept information

HUMAN BEHAVIOUR > SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR > SOCIAL CONFORMITY > SOCIAL SANCTIONS

Preferred term

SOCIAL SANCTIONS  

Definition

  • SOCIAL CONTROLS OR PUNISHMENTS, SUCH AS THE THREAT OF DISAPPROVAL, EXERCISED BY SOCIETY TO ENSURE CONFORMITY; STIGMATIZATION OF THOSE WHO TRANSGRESS SOCIAL NORMS

Broader concept

Related concepts

Entry terms

  • NEGATIVE SOCIAL SANCTIONS
  • SOCIAL CONTROL

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URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/d7a42b6c-9edc-4268-9ba7-be560c62f34c

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