The detection of social exclusion: Evolution and beyond.

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When Do We Ostracize? (2013, background): “Ostracism likely served a useful function in our evolutionary past (Gruter & Masters, 1986; Kerr & Levine, 2008; Kurzban & Leary, 2001).”
AN EVOLUTIONARY SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH TO STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF OSTRACISM (2012, background): “Several researchers argue humans evolved detection systems so that individuals can accurately detect and avoid ostracism (Kerr & Levine, 2008; Spoor & Williams, 2007).”
Fitting in or Opting Out: A Review of Key Social-Psychological Factors Influencing a Sense of Belonging for Women in Physics. (2016, background): “, lack of eye contact [15]) that our belonging is threatened [16].”
Social life and social death: Inclusion, ostracism, and rejection in groups (2017, background): “…have argued that because humans depended on social relationships for their survival, the species likely evolved to detect the slightest cues that these relationships may be in danger, perhaps even becoming oversensitive (Kerr & Levine, 2008; Lieberman, 2013; Wesselmann, Nairne, & Williams, 2012).”