Correlate feature 1 of individuals in a population against feature 2. Interesting is when the plot is not monotonic, e.g., forms a U or bell shape. The extremes are more similar than the middle.
When does this happen in society?
The upper classes feel secure in their position in society; the lower classes are resigned to it. The middle classes live in constant hope for promotion and fear of demotion.
Hypothesize that there will be such a U shaped correlation with attitudes toward sex. In particular, members of the upper and lower classes will remain in their respective social classes no matter whom they have sex with, so this model predicts that neither rape nor consent is a big deal to them, and it also explains their seemingly insensitive behavior: they are simply acting by the Golden Rule, doing unto others as they would have others do unto them. Meanwhile, those of middle class face drastic consequences of class demotion both for themselves and their descendants depending on whom and especially how much sex they have: "slut" is a label which reeks of low class. Thus this model predicts that those of middle class will care the most about consent and rape, as well as be the most likely to falsely accuse rape.
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