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Re:No One Expects Young Men to Do Anything and They Respond ... by anon84873628 on Monday July 22, 2024 @11:54AM (#41035852)
The author addresses this with the anecdote about the discussion panelist espousing different views in private vs public. The "social apex" does practice family stability themselves, but de-emphasized it as a cultural norm. Presumably through their power of, say, academic research and media production.

Though the article could have done a better job explaining this. It's like a reverse phenomenon of "do as I say, not as I do".

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Re:No One Expects Young Men to Do Anything and They Respond ... by philipkglass on Monday July 22, 2024 @02:11PM (#41037609)
Though the article could have done a better job explaining this. It's like a reverse phenomenon of "do as I say, not as I do".

That's probably what the article meant but I'm skeptical that it makes a significant difference in behavior. There are other positive behaviors that "social apex" people say and do but lower income people as a group still don't imitate them. Strictures like "don't use tobacco," "don't impregnate/get impregnated as a teen", "drink unsweetened iced tea instead of Coke," and "use free time to exercise instead of snacking and binge watching" are significantly less popular among low income/status groups than high income/status groups.

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