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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463178703321

Autore

Williams Kipling D.

Titolo

Ostracism : the power of silence / / Kipling D. Williams ; series editor's note by Peter Salovey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York ; ; London, [England] : , : The Guilford Press, , 2001

©2001

ISBN

1-59385-827-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 p.)

Collana

Emotions And Social Behavior

Disciplina

302.5/45

Soggetti

Social isolation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Front Matter; Contents; Chapter 1 - OstracismUbiquitous and Powerful; Chapter 2 - Forty Years of SolitudeCases of Ostracism; Chapter 3 - A Model of Ostracism; Chapter 4 - Forty Minutes of SilenceNarratives of Short-Term Episodesof the Silent Treatment; Chapter 5 - The Scarlet Letter StudyFive Days of Ostracism; Chapter 6 - Laboratory ExperimentsThe Ball-Tossing Paradigm; Chapter 7 - More LaboratoryExperimentsThe Train Ride; Chapter 8 - CyberostracismGetting Silenced on the Internet; Chapter 9 - Ostracism in andby Organizations

Chapter 10 - Everyday Ostracism overDays, Months, and YearsChapter 11 - Reflections and Future Aims; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Ostracism is among the most powerful means of social influence. From schoolroom time-outs or the ""silent treatment"" from a family member or friend, to governmental acts of banishment or exile, ostracism is practiced in many contexts, by individuals and groups. This lucidly written book provides a comprehensive examination of this pervasive phenomenon, 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, an exemplary research program is presented that makes use of such diverse m