a) It took a long time to sink and b) Anglo-Saxon society of the Edwardian age marked a high point in human civilization.
Those two factors combined are the reason.
Good points, plus the precedent established in the popular mind by the “Birkenhead Drill”.
You NAILED it. How many ship sinkings in this study include ships with, oh say, African registry and crews in the 21st century, vs. what we saw with the Titanic?
Also there were quite a few children in 3rd class, no?
If they had been on the upper decks the survival rate would have been higher.
Yep. And not to forget that with Titanic, a number of the “evil rich wealthy” faced their death with dignity. Won’t find much of that nowadays.