Economic Inequality
Nora Quinn
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The Roseto Effect
“In our unequal society we tend to associate most often with people of similar socioeconomic status, people whose education, incomes, and occupations are similar to our own. When we do interact with others from different social classes, these relationships are often tense”
-Chapter 7 of the psychology of Poverty Wealth and Economic Inequality
If a sense of community is so important for well-being, but relationships between people of different social classes are so tense, how can we form these communities?
Are there things individual people can do without/along with systemic change?
“Air Rage” is more common when a plane has a first class cabin, and when non first class passengers have to walk through first class to get to their seats.
What are other examples of experiences like this in our society?
Have you noticed in yourself, or in people around you the desire to buy or have things to fit in or appear a certain way?
What are your thoughts on brands like Shien and Temu that making the trendiest products more financially accessible at a moral cost?
Recently, TikTok has been heavily pushing its new “TikTok shop,” drastically increasing the number of videos people see that are ads. How does this impact the pressure to own the “right” items, and how do things like this impact the online experience?
Do you have any further thoughts on social media and purchasing an identity?
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