Being left out: Rejecting outsiders and communicating group boundaries in childhood and adolescent peer groups

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 195-223

  Sunwolf, ^b   Leets, Laura ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Bona Fide Groups; Children; Exclusion; Group Boundaries; Peer Groups; Rejection; Social Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344570949     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0090988042000240149     Document Type: Review

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