Jonas belongs to a political club, but he notices that he does not always get invited to hang out with some of the more popular members of the club after their club meetings. After reading about the work of Georg Simmel in his sociology class, Jonas realizes that what he is experiencing is an example of .

Social distance

Explanation:

Social distance is defined as space that is present between two or more social groups which is present due to the differences present between members of each social group towards each other.This distance is desired by the group member of each group.This separation can be caused due to economical background, class, race etc.

According to the question,Jonas is experiencing social distance with the members of the social groups at time when he is not invited for gathering by popular group members due to persistent difference they feel towards Jonas.

answer; negative punishment;