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I was super interested to read how they defined "rich". Is it just networth greater than X? Is someone who saves diligently for 50 years to get X also rich in
by esmi 9y ago
I was super interested to read how they defined "rich". Is it just networth greater than X? Is someone who saves diligently for 50 years to get X also rich in their definition?
Sadly those details appear to be behind a paywall and it seems what they really wanted to determine was the relationship between greedy attitudes and social economic status although their summary does use the word rich plenty, again, without defining it.
- civilian 9y agoSci-hub FTW Higher social class predicts increased unethical behavior: https://sci-hub.io/http://www.pnas.org/content/109/11/4086.abstract https://sci-hub.io/http://www.pnas.org/content/109/11/4086.a... A 4-study replication of the moderating effects of greed on socioeconomic status and unethical behaviour https://sci-hub.io/https://www.nature.com/articles/sdata2016120 https://sci-hub.io/https://www.nature.com/articles/sdata2016...
- hwillis 9y agoAnd to answer the question, it seems like class was self-ranked based on the MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status[1] rather than having two groups drawn from two classes. "Low" and "High" look like they're just the two groups above and below the median of the study. [1]: http://www.macses.ucsf.edu/research/psychosocial/subjective.php http://www.macses.ucsf.edu/research/psychosocial/subjective....
- chibg10 9y agoEqually important is how you define "unethical." I'd imagine people in higher socioeconomic levels are more likely to lie in a negotiation or ignore traffic laws (traffic penalties fines are regressive in the sense they are fixed, skill in negotiating is probably correlated with skill in lying), but less likely to commit violent crimes or engage in drug abuse.
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- icebraining 9y agoAs a sidenote, traffic penalties are not regressive everywhere: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/03/finland-home-of-the-103000-speeding-ticket/387484/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/03/finland...
- hwillis 9y ago> traffic penalties fines are regressive in the sense they are fixed They actually did examine almost exactly that, although none of the studies involved actual laws or punishments outside social repercussions. They measured how likely someone was to cut people off while driving. Most of the other scenarios involved sharing rewards.
- flachsechs 9y ago> less likely ... to engage in drug abuse. i really doubt this.
- jstanley 9y agoLess likely to get caught engaging in drug abuse, maybe
- charlesdm 9y agoOr be convicted, definitely.
- KGIII 9y agoThere is so much right in the above three posts that I'd vote twice, if I could. The wealthy buy drugs from people who drive nice sports sedans and wear suits, or similar. They aren't down at the crack house giving blowjobs for dime bags. Some of the biggest stashes of drugs, that I have seen, have been inside what you'd probably call a mansion. No, this wasn't dealers. This was for personal consumption and/or to be consumed by their guests. Those guests may well have included people who work in the judicial system, by the way.
- big_youth 9y agoBack in college my cocaine dealer was a city police officer. I had no idea until I saw him eating at a local restaurant in his police gear.
- KGIII 9y agoI don't want to be too specific, but one of the best 'cooks' that I've known was the ADA and now holds a higher elected position. Cooks, for those who don't know, turn coke into crack, a smokable form. She would do it with a stove and a coffee pot, as much as an ounce at a time.