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Body Language Reveals Wealth

jingc:

When I saw the title of the article, I thought it would say that wealthier people had more confident, charismatic body language. The real conclusion was a bit of a surprise:

They found that students whose parents were from higher socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds engaged in more of what he called “impolite” behaviors, such as grooming, doodling and fidgeting. Lower SES students showed more “I’m interested” gestures, including laughter and raising of the eyebrows.

In other words, if you didn’t grow up rich, you’re less likely to be rude during conversation.

Interesting.

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    Right, that’s a great statement of the actual finding lol…
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    ok so i go to a school where basically everyone’s parents are paying for everything, where as i take out my own student...
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    (Emphasis mine.) Which is why inner city rap culture is so polite. It all makes sense now!
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    Yay for working-class beginnings?!
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    They found that students whose parents were from higher socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds engaged in more of what...
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    And this is why NYC is filled with rude, obnoxious, a^*holes, while Bloomberg enables this.
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