Wealth May Affect How You Feel About Others
11/14/2013
A worker counts U.S. dollar bills and Philippine pesos inside a money changer in Manila.
Greetings! And welcome to another edition of As It Is, a program designed to help you learn and improve your English. I’m Jim Tedder in Washington. Today we have information about a study from the west coast of the United States that deals with the “haves” and the “have nots.” It is all about money and power, and how those with it feel about those without it. You may be surprised by what you learn.
Then we’ll hear about scientists who are studying climate change. And they are asking for your help. Stay with us, because a nice prize is involved. We are happy that you decided to spend some time with us today …As It Is!
A new study has shown that the more power and money some people have, the less they care about others. Steve Ember has studied the findings, and has details of the story.
Paul Piff works in the psychology department at the University of California at Berkeley. He wanted to test his observations that people with more money or social position behave rudely, that their behavior shows less concern for the feelings of others.
“I got really interested in the question of how do different levels of privilege and different levels of wealth between people in everyday life shape how they behave toward others and how they see the world.”
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