Killen, M., & Rutland, A. (2011). Children and social exclusion: Morality, prejudice, and group identity. Wiley Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444396317 Abstract: Social inclusion and exclusion are pervasive aspects of social life. Understanding when exclusion is legitimate or wrong reflects an understanding of morality. While there are times when exclusion is legitimate and fosters group functioning,Continue Reading

Abrams, D., Randsley de Moura, G., Hutchison, P., & Viki, G. T. (2005). When Bad Becomes Good (and Vice Versa): Why Social Exclusion Is Not Based on Difference. In D. Abrams, M. A. Hogg, & J. M. Marques (Eds.), The social psychology of inclusion and exclusion (pp. 161–189). Psychology Press. https://kar.kent.ac.uk/4112/1/Social%20Exclusion%20Chapter.pdf AbstractContinue Reading

DeWall, C. N., & Richman, S. B. (2011). Social Exclusion and the Desire to Reconnect. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 5(11), 919-932. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-9004.2011.00383.x Abstract People have a fundamental need to belong that, when satisfied, is linked to a variety of indicators of well-being. The current article discusses what happens when socialContinue Reading

Baumeister, R.F., Brewer, L., Tice, D.M., & Twenge, J.M. (2007). Thwarting the Need to Belong: Understanding the Interpersonal and Inner Effects of Social Exclusion. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 1, 506-520. https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1751-9004.2007.00020.X Abstract The need to belong is a powerful motivational basis for interpersonal behavior, and it is thwarted by socialContinue Reading

Pickett, C. L., & Brewer, M. B. (2005). The Role of Exclusion in Maintaining Ingroup Inclusion. In D. Abrams, M. A. Hogg, & J. M. Marques (Eds.), The social psychology of inclusion and exclusion (pp. 89–111). Psychology Press. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2005-05139-005 Abstract In this chapter, we address the idea that being restrictive and excludingContinue Reading

Wilczyńska, A. (2020). Multidisciplinary perspectives on the psychology of exclusion: From rejection to personal and social harmony. Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003124641 Abstract Multidisciplinary Perspectives on the Psychology of Exclusion is a study that explores social exclusion from the perspective of psychophysical and memetic human functioning. The framework which underpins myContinue Reading