LESSON
Social Comparison & Social Media
How does social media shape the way we see ourselves and others?
We all compare ourselves to others, whether we're adults or kids. Social media just makes it louder, faster, and harder to escape. In this lesson, students examine how social media amplifies our very human tendency to compare and curate, and then experience firsthand what social media can't replicate: being genuinely seen by the people around them.
Objectives
- Explain how social media amplifies our natural tendency to compare ourselves to others
- Recognize the gap between how we present ourselves online and how others actually see us
- Experience why real human connection offers something social media can't replicate
Vocabulary
Social Comparison ·
Self-Presentation
Social Comparison – the natural tendency to evaluate ourselves by measuring our appearance, abilities, or lifestyle against other people
Self-Presentation – the ways we shape how others perceive us, both online and in person
Topics
Time
20 mins.
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