social mobility
Let an agent explain social mobility and its kinds and measures, relay comparative data with sources, present research on its determinants and policy debates with attribution, and distinguish mobility from inequality and migration.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain social mobility and its kinds and measures, relay comparative data with sources, present research on its determinants and policy debates with attribution, and distinguish mobility from inequality and migration.
The movement of individuals, families or groups between positions in a social hierarchy, measured by income, occupation, education or class, either within a lifetime or across generations, upward or downward; social mobility is studied in sociology and economics through comparisons of parents and children, varies widely between countries and periods, and is a central concern of debates about equality of opportunity and education policy.
What it is for: Not applicable; a social process and research topic.
It can be explain kinds and measures; relay comparative data; present research and debates with attribution; distinguish from related concepts.
Distinguishing features
Change of position
Measured across or within generations
Absolute and relative forms
Country variation
What it looks like
Not a visible object; seen in statistics comparing generations and careers.
Physical character
intergenerational income elasticity: about 0.2-0.6 ratio - varies by country, per studies
How it is recognised
Movement between social positions
Intergenerational and intragenerational, upward and downward
Inequality is the spread of positions; migration is geographic movement
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is contrasted with - the distribution of positions
is studied by - and economics
is related to - the normative ideal
In practice
Families and kinds
intergenerational mobility
intragenerational or career mobility
occupational mobility
educational mobility
upward and downward mobility
absolute and relative mobility
Standards and regulation
No regulation; statistical standards for mobility measurement
Education and welfare policies aimed at mobility
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing absolute and relative mobility
Presenting contested causes as settled
Unsourced comparisons
Registry alias noise from an unrelated organisation
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Concept What social mobility is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and kinds.
Definition
Definition.
- What is social mobility, and what kinds are distinguished? definition
- Is the question about mobility, inequality or migration? boundary
Measures
Measures.
Measures
Measures.
- How is mobility measured, from income elasticity to occupational and educational tables? definition
- Which entry fits the specific measure? action
Data Comparative data.
Sources.
Countries
Comparisons.
Countries
Countries.
- How does mobility vary across countries and over time, with sources? measurement
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Groups
Groups.
Groups
Groups.
- How does mobility differ by gender, ethnicity and region, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific group? action
Causes Determinants and policy.
Attribution.
Determinants
Determinants.
Determinants
Determinants.
- What do researchers say about the roles of education, family, place and policy, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Policy
Policy debates.
Policy
Policy.
- What policies are proposed to raise mobility, and what evidence supports them? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Context Theory and history.
Context.
Theory
Theory.
Theory
Theory.
- How do sociological theories of class and stratification treat mobility? provenance
- Which entry fits social stratification? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How has mobility changed historically, as economic historians describe? provenance
- Which entry fits economic history? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should intergenerational mobility be a separate primary entry?
- How should data sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming kinds and an unrelated organisation; should they be split off or removed?