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-----Original Message----- From: Ira Glazer <ira.glazer at gmail.com> To: lbo-talk <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org> Sent: Thu, Apr 12, 2012 9:33 am Subject: [lbo-talk] Higher social class predicts increased unethical behavior
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. ___________________________________ http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk