In a study of children whose average age was 4 years old, those from wealthier families were less willing than those from less-well-off backgrounds to part with a portion of prizes they had earned so that the prizes could be donated to fictitious sick children who were said to have been unable to come to the lab, according to a team led by Jonas G. Miller of the University of California, Davis. Past research has shown that wealthy parents teach their children values of autonomy and individualism, whereas those who are less well-off are more concerned with fostering respectfulness and obedience. The current findings suggest that wealthy people’s consequent “culture of self-focus” could be present even in preschool children, the researchers say.
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