Proposition 044 – Sanctioning maintains civilisation

Social sanctioning contributes to maintaining particular civilisation elements of a circle civilisation.

• Explanation. Within a social circle, social sanctioning may promote compliance with and the per­sistence of spe­cific norms, expectations of conduct and other civilisation elements. Deviation from such elements may lead to informal or formal responses, such as disapproval, loss of status, exclusion or other social consequences. This in­creases the likelihood that members will behave in accordance with these civilisation elements.