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High-SES parents may hoard opportunities to maintain privilege, even when socioeconomic mobility is perceived as possible. This behavior can disadvantage lower-SES families and perpetuate societal inequities.

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  • Social Psychology
  • Behavioral Economics
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Socioeconomic mobility is a societal goal, yet high-SES individuals may feel threatened.
  • This threat can lead to behaviors aimed at preserving privilege for their families.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if high-SES parents engage in "opportunity hoarding" when they believe socioeconomic mobility is possible.
  • To understand how parental beliefs about mobility influence their support for policies and behaviors that affect resource distribution.

Main Methods:

  • Two studies were conducted with 2,557 American parents.
  • A correlational study examined the link between beliefs in mobility and parental attitudes/behaviors.
  • An experimental study causally tested these relationships by manipulating perceptions of socioeconomic mobility.

Main Results:

  • Belief in socioeconomic mobility correlated with high-SES parents' inclination to secure resources for their children, even at the expense of low-SES families.
  • High-SES parents optimistic about mobility showed less support for redistributive policies and greater acceptance of unfair advantages for their children.
  • Experimental manipulation confirmed that beliefs about mobility causally influence these "opportunity hoarding" tendencies.

Conclusions:

  • Societal inequities can emerge and persist due to "opportunity hoarding" by high-SES parents, particularly when mobility is perceived as attainable.
  • Findings integrate psychological and economic perspectives on the maintenance of social stratification.
  • Understanding these mechanisms is crucial for addressing persistent societal inequalities.