The social comparison theory was initially proposed by Leon Festinger in 1954. This theory states how we tend to compare ourselves to others as we develop‚ and learn more about ourselves. Festinger stated that‚ “Social comparison theory proposes that people have a drive to evaluate their progress and standing on various aspects of their lives and‚ in the absence of objective standards‚ people compare themselves to others to know where they stand” (Fardouly‚ Diedrichs‚ Vartanian‚ Halliwell‚ 2015)
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1920’s‚ otherwise known as the “roaring 2o’s” was a time full of technological advancements. Some people may only associate the 1920’s with The Great Depression. They may forget or do not realize the great things that have come from that time. Two of these amazing things were the automobile and the radio. They were and still are absolutely wonderful developments in many ways‚ however‚ in other ways not so good. The Ford Model A was the first car created by Henry Ford in the early 1900’s. However
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The Social Identity Theory addresses phenomena such as prejudice‚ discrimination‚ intergroup conflict and stereotyping in terms of personality or interpersonal interactions. Tajfel and Turner (1979) suggested that the differentiation of two groups was enough for the emergence of prejudice. Stereotyping is seen as unfair generalisations about members of a group. It is viewed as problematic and resistent to change. Stereotypes are cognitive representations of how members of a group are similar to one
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How to Compare & Contrast the Theories of Piaget and Vygotsky Jean Piaget was a Swiss developmental psychologist famous for his theories of child development‚ particularly his theory of cognitive development. He proposed a stage theory of development‚ which linked the interaction between cognitive and biological development in children. Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky was a Russian psychologist who was most famous for his theory of sociocultural development and believed that development occurs primarily
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373). Critical race theory is a notion that provides critical analyses on the subject of race‚ racism‚ and discrimination from a legal perspective. Specifically‚ she focuses on an ethnographic study that she has conducted at a high school’s ESL program. According to Malsbary
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Compare and contrast Herzberg’s Two-Factor theory with Vroom’s Expectancy theory. Is it possible to combine these two theories? How and why should‚ or shouldn’t it be so? Provide examples to support. Herzberg’s Two-Factor theory focuses on the internal needs of employees. This theory suggests that job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction are not mere opposite of each other and controlled by a different set of factors. While job dissatisfaction is believed to be associated directly with the
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Q: Compare and Contrast Marxist and Weberian Theories of Stratification. The purpose of this essay is to compare‚ contrast and critically evaluate Marxist and Weberian theories of stratification. To do this effectively this essay must explain and consider the main features‚ claims and perspectives of both Karl Marx and Max Weber. O’Donnell (1992) defines social stratification as “the division of a society or group into hierarchically ordered layers. Members of each layer are considered broadly equal
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MASLOW’S THEORY OF HUMAN NEEDS Maslow’s theory of human needs focuses on the key foundation and the relations of human needs A need is a physiological or psychological deficiency that a person wants to satisfy In his theory‚ Maslow identified human needs and categorized them into 5 levels. These levels are physiological needs‚ safety needs‚ social needs‚ esteem needs and self-actualization needs. It is Important for managers to know this theory because these needs cause tensions which can influence
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Hierarchy of Needs Abraham Maslow established the hierarchy of needs‚ based on his belief that biological and psychological needs not yet satisfied were human motivators (Hockenbury‚ Chapter 8‚ 2014). Abraham Maslow expressed that once certain needs at a certain level were satisfied‚ people eventually advance to the next levels until they reach the need to achieve self actualization‚ which is the development to the full stature in which one is capable (Hockenbury‚ Chapter 8‚ 2014). Abraham Maslow’s
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How would I solve this problem using Maslow’s motivational theory? Abraham Maslow believed that to understand motivation at work‚ we much understand human motivation in general and he felt motivation arose from workers’ needs. These needs included: Physiological needs‚ safety needs‚ social needs‚ esteem needs‚ and self-actualization needs. He felt that if these needs were met with the worker their motivation would provide a workplace that enabled employees to fulfill their own unique potential
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