{"id":789,"date":"2020-02-18T08:51:11","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T13:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/envs110-198-498\/?p=789"},"modified":"2020-08-07T07:26:35","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T12:26:35","slug":"higher-social-class-predicts-increased-unethical-behavior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/envs110-198-498\/2020\/02\/18\/higher-social-class-predicts-increased-unethical-behavior\/","title":{"rendered":"Higher social class predicts increased unethical behavior"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/envs110-198-498\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-18-at-8.45.19-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-790\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/envs110-198-498\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-18-at-8.45.19-AM-1024x730.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"829\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/envs110-198-498\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-18-at-8.45.19-AM-1024x730.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/envs110-198-498\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-18-at-8.45.19-AM-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/envs110-198-498\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-18-at-8.45.19-AM-768x548.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/envs110-198-498\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-18-at-8.45.19-AM.png 1228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Seven studies using experimental and naturalistic methods reveal that upper-class individuals behave more unethically than lower-class individuals. In studies 1 and 2, upper-class individuals were more likely to break the law while driving, relative to lower-class individuals. In follow-up laboratory studies, upper-class individuals were more likely to exhibit unethical decision-making tendencies (study 3), take valued goods from others (study 4), lie in a negotiation (study 5), cheat to increase their chances of winning a prize (study 6), and endorse unethical behavior at work (study 7) than were lower-class individuals. Mediator and moderator data demonstrated that upper-class individuals\u2019 unethical tendencies are accounted for, in part, by their more favorable attitudes toward greed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>First of all, be careful about broad generalizations &#8211; stories with morals! &#8211; based on a relatively small number of studies.<\/p>\n<p>Second, given that imbalances in wealth and power are core issues in many of our big &#8220;Approaches&#8221; we are reviewing this semester (population, markets, institutions&#8230; so far) what does this imply for ethical decisionmaking when it comes to the environment? In other words, fewer, richer, more powerful people are in control of environmental decisionmaking&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Third, it&#8217;s fun to pick on rich people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/109\/11\/4086?phpMyAdmin=cfc2644bd9c947213a0141747c2608b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Higher social class predicts increased unethical behavior<\/a> (PNAS)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seven studies using experimental and naturalistic methods reveal that upper-class individuals behave more unethically than lower-class individuals. In studies 1 and 2, upper-class individuals were more likely to break the law while driving, relative to lower-class individuals. 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