Social Mobility (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards

Movement from one stratum (social class) to another

Social mobility within a single person's lifetime

Social mobility between different generations

How much social mobility exists in society as a whole

How much mobility different groups experience compared to each other

Social position given at birth

Social position from hard work, merit, and effort

Permit substantial mobility; meritocratic

Severely limit mobility; position determined by birth

Two-thirds of sons in different classes from fathers

Half of sons in different classes from fathers

For every 1 w-class son at top: 2 intermediate, 4 upper-class

Upper-class maintain privileged positions across generations

Daughters more likely to experience downward mobility than sons

Britain is meritocratic; inequality from talent & hard work