Higher social class predicts increased unethical behavior
Paul K. Piff, Daniel M. Stancato, Stéphane Côté, Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton, and Dacher Keltner
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 (study3),takevaluedgoodsfromothers(study4),lieinanegotiation (study5),cheat toincrease theirchances ofwinninga 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.
Poster Comment:
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