W2 social mobility

Question 1

what are the three thesises about social mobility by Goldthorpe (1987)?

Answer 1

closure thesis, buffer-zone thesis, and counter balance thesis

Question 2

what is closure thesis?

Answer 2

There is litlle mobility; mainly because ppl at the top has their priviledge and resources to make their children stay the same place

Question 3

what is buffer-zone thesis?

Answer 3

it really depends on the kinds of occupation that works as a barrier of mobility ; the border line is manual or non-manual

–> which is not true based on the oxford mobility study (1972)

Question 4

what is counter-balance thesis?

Answer 4

education expansion as one of the main reasons for more mobility in life time

–> but maybe the impact is limited

Question 5

what is the used research of social mobility?

any limitation?

Answer 5

the oxford mobility study (1972) 
10,000 men who are 20-64 yer old, checking their original social class and destination 

• it’s only men
• it does not focus on the specific time-point
• -> less validity (cause it just mix up)

Question 6

what does the oxford reveal in terms of absolute mobility in general??

Answer 6

1st class origin: only 7.3% 
1st class destination: 13.6%
--> more ppl end up being in the 1st class 
--> there is an upgrading class structure

Question 7

What is total mobility rate?

Answer 7

rate that can see the result of both structural mobility (structural change) and circulation mobility (ppl just exchange their positions)

ex) in this case….
total-ppl who did not move (in diagonal)
——————————————————— * 100
total number

= 71.59

Question 8

what does inflow mean in terms of mobility?

any interesting finding?

Answer 8

when you are in the same destination, try to see where you come from (see たて)

• salariat is heterogeneous in terms of different origins (middle class is expanding)
• 70% of working class are second generation
• -> creates potential for class action?

Question 9

what does outflow mean?

any interesting finding?

Answer 9

when you are at home (in the same origin), and asking around your destination (see よこ)

• there is less difference between skilled manual and non-manual worker
• -> buffer zone thesis is not coherent
• more upwards mobility than downwards mobility (in absolute term)
• ppl in 5 class tend to end up in the same place rather than going upwards (relative term)

Question 10

what is absolute mobility rate?

Answer 10

total mobility rate, inflow, outflow…
more likely to get influenced by the structural change
ex) more ppl end up in the first class –> high absolute mobility

BUT it can also co-exist with high unequal relative mobility because the chances for going to 1st class is not equal for everyone

Question 11

what is relative mobility rate?

how do you measure it?

Answer 11

estimate of the chances of upward or downward movement, in comparison with another class

odds ratio
in this case…
for class 1 ppl, there odds ratio to go to class 1 in their destination is about 37 times as high as class 5 origin ppl!!!!!
–> implication for differences in openness

Question 12

summery of social mobility theory by Goldthorpe (1987)??

Answer 12

• ppl tend to attempt going upwards rather than downwards

- mobility chances are quite unequal