My Hypothesis:

I will be researching how money can change a persons behavior and cause others to be treated unfair.

Source #1 – Merely activating the concept of money changes personal and interpersonal behavior

Background: This article explains how money plays a big role in peoples lives but it hasn’t been researched as much. Although what it shows is how people can be more helpful when reminded of money, meaning having a reason to do something. But is it even help if you’re doing it do get something in return. People will put their all into a task and work harder than those not bribed with money.

How I intend to use it : I can use the information from this article to support my research because it proves and explains how easily peoples behavior can change when money is involved. Money can make someone want to do a challenge more, while those not bribed are more likely to be lazy and less physical.

Source #2: Behavioral and wealth considerations for seeking professional financial planning help

Background: In this article there is information explaining how individuals with lower income risk financial issues because they don’t get the same advice as those who have a higher income. When they get advice they just take it as a compliment.

How I intend to use it: This will support how unfairly people with lower income are treated. They should get the same opportunity as those higher in class. All the information they can get is from friends, family and the internet but a professional can give better advice than any of that. A professional will offer help to those wealthier and it won’t even be used most of the time. Why is it that the wealthy get help when they are obviously not the ones having financial issues.

Source #3: Taxing the rich

Background: In this article it explains how people argue about the rich not being taxed fairly just as others are. Someone stated in the article, very briefly, believes that the governments don’t tax the rich because inequality is high or rising. Their is no equality or fairness to how everyone is taxed. The system is rigged to favor the rich.

How I intend to use it: I intend to us this to show how even the government is unfair. They put the rich above the poor. There is no help even from the ones in control, it’s sad because the rich have the money to give more for taxes yet the poor pay more taxes, it makes absolutely no sense. I don’ understand how this has been happening for such a long time and no one has tried to change it.

Source #4: Are the rich more Unethical and greedy?

Background: In this article it explains how the poor are likely to be more generous and less selfish. A University of Toronto published several studies showing that wealthier people act more unethical than those with less money. A lot of the evidence shown explains how in some of the largest fraud cases that the CEO was the one directly responsible.

How I intend to use it: I will use this in my paper to explain how less wealthy individuals tend to be nicer and treat those around them respectful while those who are more wealthy are selfish and greedy. This article also explains how some of the richest people in businesses could be frauds. They take what they have for granted and always want more.

Source #5: The rich get richer, the poor get even: Perceived socioeconomic position influences micro‐social distributions of wealth

Background: In this article it explains how two studies examine whether psychological mindsets adopted by the wealthy and the less wealthy act to perpetuate inequality. Their was a study held and the wealthy pursue their self interest, the poorer challenged inequality by rejecting unequal offers. In this study many was offered to both but as they hypothesized, the wealthy individuals are more stingy, they think of themselves.

How I intend to use it: I intend to use this information to show how their is more evidence on the poor being more kind than the wealthy. The wealthy put themselves first before others and although that is good, sometimes it can be very selfish. You would think the poor would be greedy since they are the ones in need but it always seems to be the opposite.

Source #6: The rich are easily offended by unfairness: Wealth triggers spiteful rejection of unfair offers

Background: In this article it explains how three studies were held with University students and nationwide, this experiment was to show how people will act in different situations with inequality. “In this game, the proposer gives the responder an unfair offer of CN¥2, but keeps the remaining CN¥8 out of CN¥10. If the responder accepts the offer, each receives the proposed amounts; otherwise both receive nothing. We chose the ¥2/¥8 offer that can elicit roughly 50% rejection rates.”

How I intend to use it: I will use this source to prove that there is evidence showing how the rich are even bothered by inequality. This article explains the 3 test that were used to study if the low income or higher income, moods would change. The results show that the low income people wanted to take the offer of more money for themselves. This shows how important money is in our world and how people are easily convinced or have a change of heart.

Source #7: Money attitude-an abridgement

Background: In this writing the author explains that the role of money has become a the means and end of our happiness. It states that individuals attitude towards money depends on several things such as their childhood experiences, education, financial and social status. They could also pick up their attitude from the ones around them, such as friends or family.

How I intend to use it: I intend to use this to prove that money does effect the way people act, it can change their behavior whether it’s good or bad. This could be from learned behavior or people just feeling like they are better then others.

Source #8: Workplace bullying: It’s not just about lunch money anymore

Background: This short writing is about how not only children are getting bullied for money but so do adults, in their workspace. In a recent report it was shown that 35% of U.S. workers claimed to be bullied while at work. Although, bullying is a problem it has not been made a legal problem.

How I intend to use it: I intend to use this to show that money effects peoples behaviors towards others. People can’t even work without being bullied and this should be known as a problem. As people get older they should mature, not put others down at work and use rude language.

Source #9: Rudeness at work: Impulse over restraint

Background: This article explains how managers and employees attitude can cost the company millions of dollars a year. Their behavior drives customers away and although being rude isn’t a sign of violence or harassment it could eventually build up to that or worse.

How I intend to use it: I intend to use this to explain how negative behavior could even cause company’s to lose out on money. If a worker is being rude to customers then that just drives them away, no one wants to be treated unfairly. Everyone wants to be treated with respect and you never know how bad of a day someone is already having so why add more stress.

Source #10: Peer conformity through money attitudes toward adolescence’s consumptive behavior

Background: In this writing it explains how people can be effected by their peers. People may act a certain way because they want to fit in, be recognized or accepted. It also states that money is a source of energy but it can lead to war or conflict. “Individuals attitude towards money is influenced by cultural and individual differences, such as gender, personal values, family, life cycle, age, educational level and social status.”

How I intend to use it: I intend to use this to show that just because people grow up a certain way or are surrounded by peers with negative behaviors, it doesn’t give them the right to be rude. Negative behavior doesn’t get anyone far in life, if individuals know that the way they treat others is wrong then they shouldn’t continue. They should use their family and peers as an example of what they don’t want to be like.