Class Inequality Flashcards
1
Q
What is Intergenerational mobility?
A
Mobility between generations
2
Q
What is Intrageneratuional mobility?
A
Mobility within one generation
3
Q
What s absolute poverty?
A
Deprivation of basic needs - food clothing, etc
4
Q
What is relative poverty?
A
Poverty measured against standards of particular society
5
Q
What did Bourdieu say about class inequality?
A
3 types of capital
- cultural = life experiences
- economic = money/income
- social = influence in society
6
Q
What were the results from the Oxford Mobility Study?
A
10,000 men
ABSOLUTE mobility = increased
RELATIVE mobility = stayed the same
therefore same chances as before of moving up
7
Q
What is absolute mobility?
A
Whether living standards in society have increased or decreased.
8
Q
What is relative mobility?
A
How likely children are to be different from the social position of their parents.
