Social Mobility Flashcards
Oxford mobility study 1972
High absolute mob(50%)
Long range mobility(7%)
Low relative mobility
Gender dimension study
Essex study 1989
Within a class, women have lower chances of SM compared to men
Education dimension study
Francis Green & David Kynaston(Britain)
Duncan & Blau(America)
Francis Green & David Kynaston
Engines of privilege:Brit’s pvt school problem(2019)
Those attended pvt school more likely to attend a univ & achieve top careers
Duncan & Blau
Study of America
High mobility in blue & white collar professionals due to high levels of popular edu in US
Social mob & social ineq relation
Wilkinson & Pickett(inverse r/n)
Elite self recruitment
David Glass emp study in Brit society(1954)
High degree of elite self recruitment