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What is a lasting impact on personal and social identities?
What is a lasting impact on personal and social identities?
What is a suggested way to end discrimination?
What is a suggested way to end discrimination?
What can result in lower sense of personal control?
What can result in lower sense of personal control?
What do middle-class contexts promote in terms of self-concept?
What do middle-class contexts promote in terms of self-concept?
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What hinders support for redistributive policies according to the text?
What hinders support for redistributive policies according to the text?
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What can perception of own social rank influence?
What can perception of own social rank influence?
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What is a deviant according to the text?
What is a deviant according to the text?
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What is the purpose of social control according to the text?
What is the purpose of social control according to the text?
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What is the main belief of the Functionalist perspective on deviance?
What is the main belief of the Functionalist perspective on deviance?
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What can lead to poor academic performance and lower grades for working class students at elite universities?
What can lead to poor academic performance and lower grades for working class students at elite universities?
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How can universities become more inclusive according to the text?
How can universities become more inclusive according to the text?
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What shapes individuals' perceptions and behaviors through non-verbal cues and comparisons with others according to the text?
What shapes individuals' perceptions and behaviors through non-verbal cues and comparisons with others according to the text?
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Who is more likely to help others in distress?
Who is more likely to help others in distress?
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How does social class influence environmental perception according to the text?
How does social class influence environmental perception according to the text?
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What tendencies are exhibited by upper class people according to the text?
What tendencies are exhibited by upper class people according to the text?
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Study Notes
- The text discusses the relationship between social class and empathy, as well as the impact of social class on behavior and social environments.
- Working-class people score higher on measures of empathy and are more likely to help others in distress due to their social engagement and interdependent relationships.
- Middle-class people are less likely to apply for prestigious jobs or attend universities due to their norms of independence and the economic barriers.
- Social class differences in identity, cognition, feelings, and behavior limit working-class individuals' ability to benefit from educational and occupational opportunities.
- Redistributive policies are necessary to break the cycle of deprivation and promote social cohesion.
- Empathy is higher in lower class people due to their tendency to explain events in terms of external factors and their greater social engagement.
- Upper class people are less likely to help others, less trusting towards strangers, and less likely to support charity due to their greater resources.
- Upper class people exhibit unethical decision-making tendencies, take valued goods from others, lie, cheat, and endorse unethical behavior at work, which leads to more favorable attitudes towards greed.
- Environmental perception is influenced by social class, with middle class upbringings promoting the perception of challenges that can be met, while lower class upbringings view the environment as more threatening.
- Ideology and economic inequality and threat moderate the relationships between social classes and social cognition and social behavior, although there is limited evidence on the modeling roles of these factors.
- The economic and qualification requirements of universities create a high-status context that makes lower class and working-class people feel out of place.
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Explore the phenomenon of low representation of working class students at elite research-led universities and the reasons behind it, including feelings of alienation and lack of welcome. Discover the social and identity factors that contribute to this disparity.
