Higher social class predicts increased unethical behavior

AbstractSeven 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 ten

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Upper-class individuals behave more unethically than lower-class individuals.