PSYC 307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Impulsivity, Dispositional Attribution, Executive Functions
Document Summary
Difference in people"s economic well-being within a group. Uneven distribution of income within a population. How much money is one earning from their job. Uneven distribution of assets within a population. Richest 1% of the country responsible for the increasing proportion of countries" income. Top 10% of country earn half of the country"s income. Top 1% own 30% of the country"s total wealth. Top 10% own 80% of the country"s total wealth. Impact on psychological well-being and health and other social problems. Us high level of income inequality and poorests social outcome. Greater income inequality, poorer child well being. Higher support for more aggressive use of military force. More likely to condone illegal government behaviour. Greater experience with power differential -- accept hierarchy and see hierarchy as natural. About one"s low chance of not being poor, More fatalism -- less political engagement amongst the poor. Different ses -- difference in behaviour and psychological tendencies.
