Social status modulates prosocial behavior and egalitarianism in preschool children and adults

被引：144

作者：

Guinote, Ana ^{[1
]}

Cotzia, Ioanna ^{[1
]}

Sandhu, Sanpreet ^{[2
]}

Siwa, Pramila ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] UCL, London WC1H OAP, England

[2] Univ Kent, Keynes Coll, Sch Psychol, Canterbury CT2 7NP, Kent, England

来源：

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | 2015年 / 112卷 / 03期

关键词：

social status; social hierarchies; altruism; prosocial behavior; EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPE THREAT; GROUP VARIABILITY; SEX-DIFFERENCES; POWER; DISTINCTIVENESS; COMPETENCE; HIERARCHY; MINORITY; PRESTIGE;

D O I：

10.1073/pnas.1414550112

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Humans are a cooperative species, capable of altruism and the creation of shared norms that ensure fairness in society. However, individuals with different educational, cultural, economic, or ethnic backgrounds differ in their levels of social investment and endorsement of egalitarian values. We present four experiments showing that subtle cues to social status (i.e., prestige and reputation in the eyes of others) modulate prosocial orientation. The experiments found that individuals who experienced low status showed more communal and prosocial behavior, and endorsed more egalitarian life goals and values compared with those who experienced high status. Behavioral differences across high- and low-status positions appeared early in human ontogeny (4-5 y of age).

引用

页码：731 / 736

页数：6

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