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| Social comparison theory: The social comparison theory in psychology, proposed by Leon Festinger, suggests that individuals determine their own social and personal worth based on how they stack up against others. People engage in this comparison as a way of self-evaluation, leading to feelings of superiority or inferiority. This process influences self-esteem, motivation, and the adoption of behaviors or attitudes observed in others. Social behavior, Social identity, Socialization, Behavior, Competition, Self-esteem, Self._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Leon Festinger on Social Comparison Theory - Dictionary of Arguments
Haslam I 43 Social Comparison Theory/Festinger: Festinger (1950)(1) focused on the pressures for uniformity in groups. Festinger (1954)(2) introduced his theory of social comparison processes. Social comparison theory identified the strong need people have to evaluate their own opinions and abilities by comparing them with the opinions and abilities of others. However, he was now working on a new theory that would be transformative in the history of social psychology – what we would later know as the theory of cognitive dissonance (Festinger, 1957)(3). >Cognitive dissonance/Festinger, >Dissonance theory/psychological theories. 1. Festinger, L. (1950) ‘Informal social communication’, Psychological Review, 57 : 271–82. 2. Festinger, L. (1954) ‘A theory of social comparison processes’, Human Relations, 1: 117–40. 3. Festinger, L. (1957) A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance. Stanford: Stanford University Press. Joel Cooper, “Cognitive Dissonance. Revisiting Festinger’s End of the World study”, in: Joanne R. Smith and S. Alexander Haslam (eds.) 2017. Social Psychology. Revisiting the Classic Studies. London: Sage Publications_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Festinger, Leon Haslam I S. Alexander Haslam Joanne R. Smith Social Psychology. Revisiting the Classic Studies London 2017 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-28