Handbook of social comparison : theory and research /
Comparison of objects, events, and situations is integral to judgment; comparisons of the self with other people comprise one of the building blocks of human conduct and experience. After four decades of research, the topic of social comparison is more popular than ever. In this timely handbook a di...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers,
[2000]
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| Series: | Plenum series in social/clinical psychology.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Comparison of objects, events, and situations is integral to judgment; comparisons of the self with other people comprise one of the building blocks of human conduct and experience. After four decades of research, the topic of social comparison is more popular than ever. In this timely handbook a distinguished roster of researchers and theoreticians describe where the field has been since its development in the early 1950s and where it is likely to go next. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 504 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781461542377 (electronic bk.) 1461542375 (electronic bk.) |