Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-273) and index.
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.
