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On Rich Friends and Poor Friends
Rudulph Ellis Carter holds a picnic in Newport, August 1987. (Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Is making the right kinds of friends the secret to upward mobility?
By Rob Henderson
08.17.22 — Culture and Ideas
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Is making the right kinds of friends the secret to upward mobility? Did having friends who—like me—grew up in poor and dysfunctional environments lead me to make bad decisions in my own early life? And if I had remained friends only with my childhood cohort would I remain poor?

A new book called Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Rela…

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Rob Henderson
Rob Henderson is the bestselling author of "Troubled: A Memoir of Family, Foster Care, and Social Class." He holds a PhD in psychology from the University of Cambridge and is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute.
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