Ostracism, Exclusion, and Rejection

Synthesizing a vast and diverse literature across the humanities and social sciences, this volume examines the impact of ostracism, exclusion, and rejection on individuals, relationships, groups, and societies. Its clear and comprehensive approach makes it suitable for use as a text on upper-level courses in and beyond social psychology.

Kipling D. Williams is Professor of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University. His prior posts have been at Macquarie University and the University of New South Wales, the University of Toledo, and Drake University. His research focuses on ostracism and social influence. Steve A. Nida is Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology at The Citadel, in Charleston, South Carolina. He is a social psychologist whose research interests have also included helping behavior and sports psychology.

1. Introduction and Overview Kipling D. Williams and Steve A. Nida 2. Ostracism: Being Ignored and Excluded Dongning Ren, Andrew H. Hales, Kipling D. Williams 3. Alone and Impulsive: Self-regulatory Capacity Mediates and Moderates the Implications of Exclusion Levi R. Baker and Roy F. Baumeister 4. Motivational and Emotional Aspects of Interpersonal Rejection: Twenty-five Years of Theory and Research Mark R. Leary 5. The Shared Neural Substrates of Physical and Social Pain Kristina Tchalova and Naomi I. Eisenberger 6. Acute and Chronic Physiological Consequences of Social Rejection Ellie Shuo Jin, Robert A. Josephs 7. Only the Lonely: The Curious Case of Exclusion and Aggression C. Nathan DeWall, Brian Enjaian, Sarah Beth Bell 8. Social Exclusion and the Self Cynthia L. Pickett, Yanine D. Hess 9. Creating the Silence: Ostracism from the Perspective of the Source Lisa Zadro, Alexandra Godwin, Elena Svetieva, Nisha Sethi, Rose Iannuzzelli, & Karen Gonsalkorale 10. Social Surrogates and Rejection: How Reading, Watching TV, and Eating Comfort Food Can Ease the Pain of Social Isolation Shira Gabriel & Jennifer Valenti 11. Rejection in Romantic Relationships Danu Anthony Stinson, John G. Holmes, Theresa H. He 12. Ostracism from a Cross-Cultural Perspective Juliette Schaafsma 13. Ostracism in Children and Adolescents Steve A. Nida and Conway F. Saylor 14. Normative Exclusion and Attraction to Extreme Groups: Resolving Identity-Uncertainty Michael A. Hogg & Joseph A. Wagoner 15. Workplace Ostracism Sandra Robinson and Kira Schabram 16. Social Media and Ostracism Peter Vorderer & Frank M. Schneider 17. Anthropological Aspects of Ostracism Patrik Söderberg & Douglas P. Fry 18. Social Exclusion Research: Where Do We Go From Here? Eric D. Wesselmann, Kipling D. Williams, & Steve A. Nida