Os Fora-da-turma: Um Estudo de Caso Sobre os Parceiros Rejeitados em Grupos de Crianças

Different studies demonstrate that there are significant differences in the behavior of socially rejected children.Therefore, the purpose of this article was to discuss social rejection, in children from 4 to 5 years of age, in akindergarten group of a private school in the municipality of Belém, in the state of Pará. The methodology involvedsociometric interview and behavioral observation. The behaviors were classified as Prosocial Behavior and NegativeBehavior and were analyzed according to the level of sociability of each member of the group. The results showedthat preferred children tend to present more negative behaviors than prosocial behaviors, but those behaviors areaddressed to certain children of the group, emphasizing that social rejection is due to factors which are inherent toexperienced relationships.