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SOCIAL REJECTION [1 record]

Record 1 2023-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology (General)
CONT

Social rejection occurs when an individual is deliberately excluded from a social relationship or social interaction. The topic includes interpersonal rejection (or peer rejection) [and] romantic rejection ... A person can be rejected or shunned by individuals or an entire group of people.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie (Généralités)
CONT

L'ostracisme (ou rejet social) est une forme d'exclusion délibérée d'un individu d'une relation interpersonnelle ou d'une relation sociale. Cela inclut le rejet interpersonnel et le rejet sentimental. Un individu peut être rejeté […] par un autre individu ou par un groupe entier de personnes.

Spanish

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