[lbo-talk] Higher social class predicts increased unethical behavior

[Carrol Cox]

What measure was used to determine class? I doubt many multi-billionaires
were in the samples. But what was the 'lower' limit for upper class?

Carrol

Carrol

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http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/02/21/1118373109.abstract

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' unethical tendencies are
accounted for, in part, by their more favorable attitudes toward greed.
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