Question

______ is the process of imposing positive and negative sanctions, or rewards and punishments, on an individual to enforce conformity to a community’s rules.

○ social facts

○ social control

○ value imposition.

○ social belief system

Explanation:

• "Social facts" refer to aspects of social life that shape our actions, not about sanctions for conformity.
• "Social control" is defined as using rewards (positive sanctions) and punishments (negative sanctions) to make individuals conform to community rules, matching the description.
• "Value imposition" is about forcing values, not sanctions for rule - conformity.
• "Social belief system" is about shared beliefs, not related to enforcing conformity via sanctions.

Answer:

B. Social control