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Showing Original Post only (View all)Study shows the rich do not respond to the distress signals of others [View all]
http://www.futurity.org/top-stories/bah-humbug-rich-slower-to-show-empathy/
A study published in the journal Emotion finds that individuals in the upper-middle and upper classes are less able to detect and respond to the distress signals of others. Overall, the results indicate that socioeconomic status correlates with the level of empathy and compassion that people show in the face of emotionally charged situations.
Its not that the upper classes are coldhearted, says lead author Jennifer Stellar, a social psychologist at the University of California, Berkeley. They may just not be as adept at recognizing the cues and signals of suffering because they havent had to deal with as many obstacles in their lives.
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Study shows the rich do not respond to the distress signals of others [View all]
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
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