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Upper Class More Likely to Behave Unethically, Study Says

Posted by Sheena Christison on Wednesday, September 2, 2015, In : Socioeconomic Status 

SALT LAKE CITY -- Apparently, bad behavior is a lot like a college senior - upper-class.

University of California, Berkeley doctoral student Paul Piff and co-authors conducted seven studies to find out not only which socioeconomic class behaves with the most disregard for ethics, but why that behavior might have come about. What they found was "upper-class individuals behave more unethically than lower-class individuals."

Those on the highest rung of the social ladder tended to break ...


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Boyz N the Hood

Posted by Sheena Christison on Tuesday, September 1, 2015, In : Socioeconomic Status 

Stating, “One in twenty-one African-American males will die of murder”, and that “most will be killed by another African-American” is how the film Boyz N the Hood begins. Boyz N the Hood is a disturbing account of the lived experiences of black people, particularly black males, in a poverty-stricken South Central Los Angeles neighborhood. The story follows the relationship and connections between three young Black males: Tre Styles, Darrin “Doughboy” Baker, and Ricky Baker. During...


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