Social Inequality and Academic Dishonesty

A study done by Queen's University examined the pattern of Google searches for academically dishonest activities like buying term papers or getting hints about how to cheat. Individuals in areas that had large income disparities in the population were more likely to show this behavior. Why is this so?

Study of the Day: Social Inequality May Foster Distrust, Cheating in School

Compassion and Socioeconomic Status

Differences in how rich and poor people respond to others in need is a popular theme in fiction, with the rich mostly shown as indifferent and the poor mostly shown as generous and willing to help. In real life, there are certainly a wide range of behaviors shown by people of all socioeconomic statuses when a situation of need arises.

Researchers at UC Berkeley have found, however, that individuals of a lower socioeconomic status may show a stronger compassion response at physiological and emotional levels.

Lower Classes Quicker To Show Compassion In The Face Of Suffering