Social Mobility and Social Structure
Author : Ronald L. Breiger
Publisher :
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 28,41 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780521340434
Social Mobility
Author : Lee Elliot Major
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 39,94 MB
Release : 2018-09-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0241317037
Book Description
What are the effects of decreasing social mobility? How does education help - and hinder - us in improving our life chances? Why are so many of us stuck on the same social rung as our parents? Apart from the USA, Britain has the lowest social mobility in the Western world. The lack of movement in who gets where in society - particularly when people are stuck at the bottom and the top - costs the nation dear, both in terms of the unfulfilled talents of those left behind and an increasingly detached elite, disinterested in improvements that benefit the rest of society. This book analyses cutting-edge research into how social mobility has changed in Britain over the years, the shifting role of schools and universities in creating a fairer future, and the key to what makes some countries and regions so much richer in opportunities, bringing a clearer understanding of what works and how we can better shape our future.
Introduction to Sociology 2e
Author : Nathan J. Keirns
Publisher :
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 49,11 MB
Release : 2015-03-17
Category : Sociology
ISBN : 9781938168413
Book Description
"This text is intended for a one-semester introductory course."--Page 1.
Social Mobility in the 20th Century
Author : Florian R. Hertel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 33,63 MB
Release : 2016-08-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3658147857
Book Description
Based on a novel class scheme and a unique compilation of German and American data, this book reveals that intergenerational class mobility increased over most of the past century. While country differences in intergenerational mobility are surprisingly small, gender, regional, racial and ethnic differences were initially large but declined over time. At the end of the 20th century, however, mobility prospects turned to the worse in both countries. In light of these findings, the book develops a narrative account of historical socio-political developments that are likely to have driven the basic resemblances across countries but also account for the initial decline and the more recent increase in intergenerational inequality.
The Development of a Theory of Social Structure and Personality
Author : Melvin L. Kohn
Publisher : Union Bridge Books
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 40,34 MB
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1785270672
Book Description
In The Development of a Theory of Social Structure and Personality Melvin Kohn, a pioneer in the cross-national, comparative and collaborative study of social structure and personality examines his sociological research spanning a six-decade career to articulate a theory of social structure and personality.
Social Mobility and Class Structure in Modern Britain
Author : John H. Goldthorpe
Publisher : Oxford [Oxfordshire] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 49,40 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
Book Description
The second edition of this classic study includes an analysis of recent trends in intergenerational mobility, the class mobility of women, and social mobility in modern Britain.
The Structure of Social Stratification in the United States
Author : Leonard Beeghley
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,90 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Social classes
ISBN : 9780205530526
Book Description
This text examines the structure of stratification in the United States, focusing on the way one's class location influences his or her life opportunities. Beeghley uses three themes to illustrate social stratification: How power influences the distribution of resources in the United States; how social structure influences rates of events; and how social psychological factors influence how individuals act on, and react to, the situations in which they find themselves.
Social Mobility in Developing Countries
Author : Vegard Iversen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 39,27 MB
Release : 2021-12-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0192650734
Book Description
Social mobility is the hope of economic development and the mantra of a good society. There are disagreements about what constitutes social mobility, but there is broad agreement that people should have roughly equal chances of success regardless of their economic status at birth. Concerns about rising inequality have engendered a renewed interest in social mobility—especially in the developing world. However, efforts to construct the databases and meet the standards required for conventional analyses of social mobility are at a preliminary stage and need to be complemented by innovative, conceptual, and methodological advances. If forms of mobility have slowed in the West, then we might be entering an age of rigid stratification with defined boundaries between the always-haves and the never-haves-which does not augur well for social stability. Social mobility research is ongoing, with substantive findings in different disciplines—typically with researchers in isolation from each other. A key contribution of this book is the pulling together of the emerging streams of knowledge. Generating policy-relevant knowledge is a principal concern. Three basic questions frame the study of diverse aspects of social mobility in the book. How to assess the extent of social mobility in a given development context when the datasets by conventional measurement techniques are unavailable? How to identify drivers and inhibitors of social mobility in particular developing country contexts? How to acquire the knowledge required to design interventions to raise social mobility, either by increasing upward mobility or by lowering downward mobility?
Social Mobility and Education in Britain
Author : Erzsébet Bukodi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 15,64 MB
Release : 2018-12-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 110867237X
Book Description
Building upon extensive research into modern British society, this book traces out trends in social mobility and their relation to educational inequalities, with surprising results. Contrary to what is widely supposed, Bukodi and Goldthorpe's findings show there has been no overall decline in social mobility – though downward mobility is tending to rise and upward mobility to fall - and Britain is not a distinctively low mobility society. However, the inequalities of mobility chances among individuals, in relation to their social origins, have not been reduced and remain in some respects extreme. Exposing the widespread misconceptions that prevail in political and policy circles, this book shows that educational policy alone cannot break the link between inequality of condition and inequality of opportunity. It will appeal to students, researchers, policy makers, and anyone interested in the issues surrounding social inequality, social mobility and education.
International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home
Author :
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 3870 pages
File Size : 11,77 MB
Release : 2012-10-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0080471714
Book Description
Available online via SciVerse ScienceDirect, or in print for a limited time only, The International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home, Seven Volume Set is the first international reference work for housing scholars and professionals, that uses studies in economics and finance, psychology, social policy, sociology, anthropology, geography, architecture, law, and other disciplines to create an international portrait of housing in all its facets: from meanings of home at the microscale, to impacts on macro-economy. This comprehensive work is edited by distinguished housing expert Susan J. Smith, together with Marja Elsinga, Ong Seow Eng, Lorna Fox O'Mahony and Susan Wachter, and a multi-disciplinary editorial team of 20 world-class scholars in all. Working at the cutting edge of their subject, liaising with an expert editorial advisory board, and engaging with policy-makers and professionals, the editors have worked for almost five years to secure the quality, reach, relevance and coherence of this work. A broad and inclusive table of contents signals (or tesitifes to) detailed investigation of historical and theoretical material as well as in-depth analysis of current issues. This seven-volume set contains over 500 entries, listed alphabetically, but grouped into seven thematic sections including methods and approaches; economics and finance; environments; home and homelessness; institutions; policy; and welfare and well-being. Housing professionals, both academics and practitioners, will find The International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home useful for teaching, discovery, and research needs. International in scope, engaging with trends in every world region The editorial board and contributors are drawn from a wide constituency, collating expertise from academics, policy makers, professionals and practitioners, and from every key center for housing research Every entry stands alone on its merits and is accessed alphabetically, yet each is fully cross-referenced, and attached to one of seven thematic categories whose ‘wholes' far exceed the sum of their parts
