The Social Outcast: Ostracism, Social Exclusion, Rejection, and Bullying

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Kipling D. Williams, Joseph P. Forgas, William Von Hippel
Psychology Press, May 13, 2013 - Psychology - 392 pages
This book focuses on the ubiquitous and powerful effects of ostracism, social exclusion, rejection, and bullying. Human beings are an intrinsically gregarious species. Most of our evolutionary success is no doubt due to our highly developed ability to cooperate and interact with each other. It is thus not surprising that instances of interpersonal rejection and social exclusion would have an enormously detrimental impact on the individual. Until 10 years ago, however, social psychology regarded ostracism, rejection and social exclusion as merely outcomes to be avoided, but we knew very little about their antecedents and consequences, and about the processes involved when they occurred. Furthermore, the literatures of ostracism, social exclusion and rejection have not until now included discussions of the bullying literature.
 

Contents

The Social Outcast An Overview
The Indiscriminate Early Detection System
Varieties of Interpersonal Rejection
The Inner Dimension of Social Exclusion Intelligent Thought and Self
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL SUBSTRATES
People Thinking About People The Vicious Cycle of Being a Social
Why It Hurts to Be Left Out The Neurocognitive Overlap Between
Rejection Sensitivity as a Predictor of Affective and Behavioral
When Does Social Rejection Lead to Aggression? The Influences
The Social Monitoring System Enhanced Sensitivity to Social Cues as
Social Snacking and Shielding Using Social Symbols Selves
All Animals Are Equal but Some Animals Are More Equal than Others
Bye Bye Black Sheep The Causes and Consequences of Rejection
Exclusion and Nonconscious Behavioral Mimicry
The Effect of Rejection on AntiSocial Behaviors Social Exclusion
Rejection and Entitativity A Synergistic Model of Mass Violence

The Rejected and the Bullied Lessons About Social Misfits from
Role of Social Expectancies in Cognitive and Behavioral Responses
Coping With Rejection Core Social Motives Across Cultures
Avoiding the Social Death Penalty Ostracism and Cooperation in Social
The Psychological Impact of Social Isolation Discussion and Commentary

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Williams, Kipling D.; Forgas, Joseph P.; Hippel, William Von

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