Evelyn and her co-workers have just been laid off at the aerospace plant.To make herself feel better she thinks,"At least we're not like those welfare mothers." By viewing her own group more favorably than members of another group,she is engaging in a process known as

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Evelyn is engaging in downward social comparison, a process where individuals compare themselves to others who are worse off in order to feel better about their own situation. By comparing her situation favorably to that of "welfare mothers," she is attempting to boost her self-esteem through the perception that there are others in a less desirable situation than hers.

Evelyn and Her Co-Workers Have Just Been Laid Off at the Aerospace