1) define social comparison in your own words

1) define social comparison in your own words. Please provide examples(i.e from movies, TV shows, news events etc. ). 

2.  Based on what is happening within the social climate of the United States, do you believe that social comparison is somehow related to ethnocentrism? 

3. Do you believe in using stereotypes to identify or classify different groups of people? Do you believe this is apart of using social comparison to categorize different groups of people? Why or why not? (do not specify any  hurtful, sexist, racist etc. stereotypes, phrases, imagery etc.). 

4. Do you believe stereotyping is harmful? Why or why not? 

(Each question must be 5-7 sentences long .)