
Understanding Social Mobility in Education
Explore the concept of social mobility in education, including definitions, types, and examples like horizontal and vertical mobility. Learn about upward and downward mobility, inter-generational and intra-generational mobility, and structural mobility. Understand how societal changes impact social class movement.
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KHATRA ADIBASI MAHAVIDYALAYA E-CONTENT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SEMESTER-II (PROGRAMME) SESSION: 2018-2019 SUBJECT: EDUCATION COURSE TITLE: SOCIOLOGICAL BASES OF EDUCATION COURSE CODE: AP/EDN/201/C-1A TOPIC: SOCIAL MOBILITY NAME OF THE TEACHER: AKINCHAN PAL
Social Mobility Social Mobility Definition of Social Mobility. Social Mobility refers to the movement of individuals or groups from one position to another position in social hierarchy. Sociologists use the terms Open Class system & Closed Class system to distinguish between Two ideal types of class in Society. Open Class system: the position of each individual is influenced by the Person s achieved status. Achieved status is a social position attained by a Person largely through his or her own effect. Closed Class system: In this position there is little or no possibility of social mobility. Example-Caste
Types of Social Mobility Horizontal Mobility : It refers to the movement of a person from one social position to another of the same rank. Ex. One lecturer joining from one college To another college as lecturer. Vertical Mobility : It refers to the movement of a person from one social position to another of the in different rank. Ex. One lecturer joining from one college to another college as principal (upward) or joining as a clerk (downward) .
Various forms of vertical Social Mobility 1. Upward & downward mobility; 2. Inter-generational & Intra-generational mobility; 3. Structural mobility When a person moves from lower position to upper position in the society called Upward Mobility and when a person moves from upper position to lower position called downward Mobility.
Various forms of vertical Social Mobility When a person moves from one position to another position in generation in the society called Inter-generational Mobility and when a person moves one position to another position in same generation in the society called Inter-generational Mobility . Structural mobility happens when societal changes enable a whole group to move from one position to another position up or down the social class ladder.
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