1. Social Mobility: Movement in Social Hierarchy
Understanding Movement Across Social Positions
DefinitionSocial Mobility: The movement of individuals or groups from one social position to another within a structured society, involving changes in life-chances, lifestyle, power, prestige, and privileges
Key Thinker: Pitirim A. Sorokin - First systematic analysis
Definitions:
| Thinker | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pitirim A. Sorokin | "Social mobility is the movement of individuals, social objects, or values from one social position to another" |
| Wallace and Wallace | "Social mobility is the movement of a person or persons from one social status to another" |
| W.P. Scott | "Social mobility refers to the movement of an individual or a group from one social position to another within a social hierarchy" |
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- Social Mobility: Movement in Social Hierarchy
- Horizontal and Vertical Mobility
- Generational Mobility
- Open vs Closed Systems
- Mobility Patterns in Different Systems
- Structural Mobility - Forced Mobility
- Contest and Sponsored Mobility
- Range of Mobility
- Downward Mobility
- Channels and Forms of Mobility
- Factors Responsible for Social Mobility
- City and Village: Continuity and Change
- Impact of Social Mobility
- Key Research Findings
- Is Society Becoming Meritocratic?
- Social Mobility in Indian History
- Q: Discuss the Various Types of Social Mobility with Suitable Examples
- Q: Distinguish Between Open and Closed Systems of Social Mobility with Examples
- Quick Revision Summary
- How to Write Answers on Social Mobility
- Expected Questions for OPSC/UPSC
- Complete Summary