Social Comparison, Judgment, and Behavior Jerry Suls

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0190629118
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0190629113
• Author:  Jerry Suls (Editor), Rebecca L. Collins (Editor), Ladd Wheeler (Editor)

Comparison with other people, a core element of social life, influences self-concept, attitudes, conformity, psychological and physical well-being, achievement, educational outcomes, and social movements. Social comparison has become particularly salient as social and income inequalities have been increasingly recognized in the United States and elsewhere globally.

This volume presents classic and state-of-the-science chapters by leading experts that survey the major areas of social comparison theory and research. Authored by noted experts, the volume is divided into three sections: Basic Comparison Processes, Neighboring Fields, and Applications. The first section is comprised of chapters that update classic theories and present contemporary advances, such as the dominating effect of local versus global comparisons, an analysis of the psychology of competition, how comparisons across different domains influence self-concept and achievement, and the integral connections between stereotyping and comparison. The second section introduces perspectives from related fields, such as the decision and network sciences, that shed new light on social comparison. The third section focuses on practical applications of comparison, including relative deprivation, health psychology, the effects of income inequality on well-being, and the relationship of power to comparison. This volume is a must-read for anyone interested in the field of social comparison and its implications for everyday life.

Table of contents:

I Basic Social Comparison Processes

1. A History of Social Comparison Theory

2. How Social Comparison Affects the Self: The Selective Accessibility Mechanism

3. Looking Up and Ahead: The Social Comparison of Abilities, Personal Attributes, and Opinions

4. Individual Differences in Social Comparison: The Complex Effects of Social Comparison Orientation

5. Social Comparison Before, During, and After the Competition

6. Effects of Local and General Comparisons on Self-Assessment

7. Agency and Communion in Social Comparison

8. Dimensional Comparison Theory: Extending the Internal/External Frame of Reference Model

9. Envy and Social Comparison

10. Stereotypes and Relative Social Status in Social Comparisons

11. Navigating the Perils of Outperforming Others

12. Temporal Comparisons in a Social World

II Neighboring Fields

13. Local Comparisons and General Standards: Implications for Superiority and Inferiority Biases

14. Comparing One and Many: Insights From Judgment and Decision-Making for Social Comparison

15. Approaches to Comparison and Their Influence on Social Comparison

16. How Social Networks Shape Social Comparison

17. The Evolutionary Roots of Social Comparisons

III Applications

18. Relative Deprivation Theory: Advances and Applications

19. Health Cognitions, Decision-Making, and Behavior: The Ubiquity of Social Comparison

20. Social Dominance Theory and Power Comparison

21. Myopia of the Masses: Relative Deprivation, Comparative Scope, and System Justification

22. Income Inequality and Well-Being: The Role of Social Comparison

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