Social rejection

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Social rejection happens when a person or group of people are not allowed to be part of a interpersonal relationships or social interactions. A person can be rejected by individuals or an entire group of people. This can be caused by bullying and by ignoring a person, or being silent around them.

Social Rejection Media

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  This scene of the Admonitions Scroll shows an emperor turning away from his consort, his hand raised in a gesture of rejection and with a look of disdain on his face.

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  Rejected children are more likely to be bullied at school and on playgrounds.

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  The Painting "Pope Makes Love To Lady Mary Wortley Montagu" by William Powell Frith depicts Lady Mary Wortley Montagu laughingly rejecting Alexander Pope's courtship.