Anticipated upward mobility is tempered by fear of losing old friendships

Evidence

Kuchinsky, the house painter, says “I suppose it would feel funny to get into a higher class, but I don’t believe I would change. I wouldn’t just disregard my friends if I came into any money.” Clinging to old friends would give some security in that dazzling new world. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2240