Contents

pp v-vii

List of figures

pp viii-ix

List of tables

pp x-x

List of contributors

pp xi-xiv

Preface

pp xv-xvi

Introduction: social comparison processes and levels of analysis

pp 1-12

Part 1 - Cognition: comparison processes within and between individuals

pp 13-14

1 - Social comparison orientation: a new perspective on those who do and those who don't compare with others

pp 15-32

2 - The why, who, and how of social comparison: a social-cognition perspective

pp 33-54

3 - Autobiographical memory, the self, and comparison processes

pp 55-75

4 - Comparing oneself over time: the temporal dimension in social comparison

pp 76-96

Part 2 - Intergroup relations: comparison processes within and between groups

pp 97-98

5 - Predicting comparison choices in intergroup settings: a new look

pp 99-126

6 - The variable impact of upward and downward social comparisons on self-esteem: when the level of analysis matters

pp 127-150

7 - Attitudes toward redistributive social policies: the effects of social comparisons and policy experience

pp 151-173

8 - Social comparison and group-based emotions

pp 174-205

9 - The counter-intuitive effect of relative gratification on intergroup attitudes: ecological validity, moderators and mediators

pp 206-227

10 - Social comparison and the personal group discrimination discrepancy

pp 228-246

Part 3 - Culture: comparison processes within and across cultures

pp 247-248

11 - Stereotype content across cultures as a function of group status

pp 249-263

12 - The cultural norm of individualism and group status: implications for social comparisons

pp 264-282

13 - Ambivalent sexism, power distance, and gender inequality across cultures

pp 283-302

14 - Social comparisons across cultures I: Gender stereotypes in high and low power distance cultures

pp 303-317

15 - Social comparisons across cultures II: Change and stability in self-views – experimental evidence

pp 318-344

Author index

pp 345-347

Subject index

pp 348-354