Once a person has managed to escape poverty it does not mean that others see it in a different perspective. A study was conducted by UC Berkeley titled “Stereotypes Persist that Class and Privilege Determine Intellect and Success” (Anwar). The study mainly focused on the Hindu caste system. The study showed that most people influenced by this system believe that their natural abilities, academic success and personality traits are already predetermined for them. The findings say that as education and technology are replacing old ways in countries like India, people's instincts lead them to think that both their mental and physical abilities are predetermined. The study states that this mentality is especially true in both adolescents and adults. This mentality leads people to believe that some are better than others. Even though the Hindu caste system is very different from American social class systems, Americans still have the mentality that others are valued less than them because of their social class, ethnicity, or economic situation.