SOSYOEKONOMİK STATÜNÜN DUYGU VE DAVRANIŞLARA ETKİSİ

Abstract

Sosyoekonomik statü (SES) farklılığının farklı duygu ve davranışlar üzerine yoğunlaştığını belirten çalışmalar son yıllarda hızla artmaktadır. Düşük ve yüksek SES’e sahip bireylerin bazı duygu ve davranışlarının statüleriyle yakından ilişkili olduğu belirtilmektir. SES’teki farklılık nedeniyle belli duygu ve davranışlar insanlar tarafından daha az veya daha çok deneyimlenmektedir. SES farkı nedeniyle oluşan bu duygu ve davranış farklılıkları çeşitli politikalarla dengelenebilmektedir. Bu araştırmanın amacı; SES farkı nedeniyle oluşan duygu ve davranış farklılıklarını ortaya çıkarmak ve SES farkı nedeniyle insanların duygu ve davranış deneyimlerindeki dengesizliği gidermek için teşvik edici politikalar önermektir. Çalışmada ilk olarak, düşük ve yüksek SES’e sahip bireylerin deneyimledikleri olumlu duygular ve bunların kendilerine ve başkalarına odaklı davranışlara yol açması literatürdeki deneyler yoluyla incelenecektir. İkinci olarak, yardımseverlik şemsiyesi altındaki bir davranış olan alturistik davranış ve benmerkezciliğin merkezde olduğu narsisistik kişilik özelliklerinin düşük ve yüksek SES ile ilişkisi literatürdeki deneyler ve anket sonuçlarıyla açıklanıp karşılaştırılacaktır. Son olarak, yüksek ve düşük SES’in etik olmayan davranışlarla ilişkisi literatürdeki çeşitli deney bulgularıyla analiz edilecektir. Çalışma bu yönüyle eşitsizliğin azaltılması için bireylerin duygularını daha iyi anlamaya ve bu yönde politikalar yapılabilmesi için gelecekte yapılacak araştırmalara katkı sağlayacaktır.

Keywords

• Sosyoekonomik Statü
• İktisadi Davranış
• Duygular
• Tercihler
• Ekonomik Eşitsizlik

THE EFFECT OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS ON EMOTIONS AND BEHAVIORS

Abstract

Studies indicating that socioeconomic status (SES) differences concentrate on different emotions and behaviors have been increasing rapidly throughout recent years. It is stated that some emotions and behaviors of individuals with low and high SES are closely related to their status. Certain emotions and behaviors are experienced more or less by people due to differences in SES. These differences in emotions and behaviors that occur due to SES differences can be balanced with various policies. The purpose of this research is to reveal the differences in emotion and behavior that occur due to SES differences. At the same time, policies will be proposed to eliminate the imbalance in people’s emotional and behavioral experiences due to SES differences. Firstly, the positive emotions experienced by individuals with low and high SES, as well as the extent to which they lead to behaviors based on oneself and others, are to be examined through experiments in the literature in the study. Secondly, the relationships between altruistic behavior, which is under the umbrella of prosocial behavior, as well as narcissistic personality traits, in which egocentrism becomes central, and low and high SES are to be explained and compared with the results of experiments and surveys in the literature. Consequently, the relationship of high and low SES with unethical behaviors is to be analyzed with various experimental findings in the literature. In this regard, the study would contribute to future research studies to better comprehend the individuals’ feelings to mitigate inequality and implement policies in such a manner.

Keywords

• Socioeconomic Status
• Economic Behavior
• Emotions
• Preferences
• Economic Inequality

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