Abstract This chapter introduces the topic of social exclusion in later life and presents a rationale for this edited volume. It will provide an overview existing knowledge, focusing specifically on research deficits implications these scientific study area, effective implemental policy development. outline aim objectives book response to book’s structure critical approach that is adopted volum...

Humans are motivated to connect with others and are sensitive to social exclusion—intentionally leaving out others. This ability to detect social exclusion is suggested to be evolutionarily adaptive, biologically hardwired, and an important feature of social-cognitive development. Yet it is unclear when children start to independently detect social exclusion. Previous developmental research on ...