Ostracism : the power of silence

Ostracism : the power of silence / Kipling D. Williams.

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the pervasive phenomenon of ostracism, exploring the short-and long-term consequences for targets as well as the functions served for those who exclude or ignore. Within a cogent theoretical framework, a research program is presented that makes use o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williams, Kipling D.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Guilford Press, ©2001.
Series:Emotions and social behavior.
Subjects:
Social isolation.
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
Social isolation
Isolation > Soziologie
Soziale Ächtung
Sociale isolatie.
Uitsluiting.
Eenzaamheid.
Isolement social.
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Table of Contents:
  • Ostracism: ubiquitous and powerful
  • Forty years of solitude: cases of ostracism
  • A model of ostracism
  • Forty minutes of silence: narratives of short-term episodes of the silent treatment
  • The scarlet letter study: five days of ostracism
  • Laboratory experiments: the ball-tossing paradigm
  • More laboratory experiments: the train ride
  • Cyberostracism: getting silenced on the Internet
  • Ostracism in and by organizations
  • Everyday ostracism over days, months, and years
  • Reflections and future aims.

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