Cutting edge wisdom research for the poor

Intrigued? Thought so. Listen, in case you are into plonk, lack class and can't even afford a third-hand '91 Hyundai, Justin P. Brienza and Igor Grossmann have good news for you.

They propose that class is inversely related to a propensity for using wise reasoning (recognizing limits of their knowledge, consider world in flux and change, acknowledges and integrate different perspectives) in interpersonal situations, contrary to established class advantage in abstract cognition.

Come again. IOW, the lower your social class, the ‘wiser’ you are.

Two studies—an online survey from regions differing in economic affluence (n = 2 145) and a representative in-lab study with stratified sampling of adults from working and middle-class backgrounds (n = 299)—tested this proposition, indicating that higher social class consistently related to lower levels of wise reasoning across different levels of analysis, including regional and individual differences, and subjective construal of specific situations. The results held across personal and standardized hypothetical situations, across self-reported and observed wise reasoning, and when controlling for fluid and crystallized cognitive abilities. Consistent with an ecological framework, class differences in wise reasoning were specific to interpersonal (versus societal) conflicts. These findings suggest that higher social class weighs individuals down by providing the ecological constraints that undermine wise reasoning about interpersonal affairs.

You are great in educating kids

ecological adaptations that secure survival and success in resource-poor environments. Indeed, studies of socialization patterns indicate that working-class parents are less likely to provide their children with support beyond adolescence, thereby affording less room for subjective feeling of entitlement fostered by middle and upper class upbringing.

And boy, do you manage and navigate uncertainties

Building on social class differences in attentional, social and socialization strategies, we propose that wise reasoning about interpersonal affairs may be more prevalent in lower- compared with higher-class environments, because it may enable navigation and management of uncertainties surrounding such environments.

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On second thoughts, being poor you just can not afford to get into any conflicts or confrontations.