Social mobility refers to changes in social status or position, such as upward, downward, or parallel movements. It is related to changes in a person's social status and is a characteristic of industrial or urban societies. There are different types of social mobility including horizontal (movement within the same social level), vertical (movement up or down levels), and inter-generational occupational mobility (a change or adoption of occupations between generations). Sources of vertical social mobility include institutions like the army, religious groups, schools, politics, businesses, and families.
3. Definition
Social mobility refers to movements up and
down in social status (Hartone and Hunt)
Social status – any change in social position.
4. Characteristics
Related to status of a person
Change in status of a person
Change – upward, downward, parallel
Mobility found in urban, industrial societies
5. Sorokin:
Horizontal Social Mobility
Vertical social mobility
Horizontal mobility
Movement on the same social level
Vertical social mobility
Movement -upwards and downwards
Types of Social Mobility
6. Intra Religious Mobility
Inter State Mobility
Inter Occupational Mobility
Ascending
Descending
Types of Horizontal Social Mobility
Types of Vertical Social Mobility
7. Change in status and role- leads to change
in class position
Army
Religious institutions
Schools
Political institutions
Wealth making organization
family
Meaning of Vertical Mobility
Sources of Vertical Social Mobility - Sorokin
8. Inter generational occupational mobility
Change in occupation within one’s lifetime
Intergenerational occupational mobility
Descending adoption of a profession by next
generation.
Social Mobility – Two Types – Lipset Bondix
9. Productive Mobility
Migratory Mobility
Technical Mobility
Division into Three Types – J.H. Kohl
10. Helps in changing racial structure
Change in human behavior and psychology
Effects in cooperation, competition,
integration, social organization
Impact on various areas - Educational,
Political, social, economic, industrial etc.,
Merits of Social Mobility - Sorokin