Question

A woman at a supermarket "cuts" ahead of several other people in line at the checkout counter. Her action invites annoyed looks and negative comments from the other customers. The reaction by other customers is an example of a:

Answer 1

Answer:Informal sanctions

Explanation:Informal sanctions are unwritten rules that the society has formed themselves without the enforcement by the official authority.

They are very common within society , the society uses them to control certain situations externally. Informal sanctions may be disapproval , shame , ridicule ,sarcasm.

The act of cutting a line is disapproved within society even if it is not a written rule but everyone is aware of it which is why this women is getting this reaction.

Informal sanctions are used to check deviant behavior.