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Social Exclusion in Childhood: A Developmental Intergroup Perspective
Author(s) -
Killen Melanie,
Mulvey Kelly Lynn,
Hitti Aline
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/cdev.12012
Subject(s) - psychology , interpersonal communication , social psychology , ethnic group , developmental psychology , interpersonal relationship , social exclusion , social rejection , social identity theory , perspective (graphical) , social relation , social group , sociology , artificial intelligence , anthropology , computer science , economics , economic growth
Interpersonal rejection and intergroup exclusion in childhood reflect different, but complementary, aspects of child development. Interpersonal rejection focuses on individual differences in personality traits, such as wariness and being fearful, to explain bully–victim relationships. In contrast, intergroup exclusion focuses on how in‐group and out‐group attitudes contribute to social exclusion based on group membership, such as gender, race, ethnicity, culture, and nationality. It is proposed that what appears to be interpersonal rejection in some contexts may, in fact, reflect intergroup exclusion. Whereas interpersonal rejection research assumes that victims invite rejection, intergroup exclusion research proposes that excluders reject members of out‐groups to maintain status differences. A developmental intergroup social exclusion framework is described, one that focuses on social reasoning, moral judgment, and group identity.