Sociology I · 10 marks · 150 words

Access to quality education contributes to breaking the cycle of poverty and fostering upward social mobility? Discuss.

Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2024–2025

Syllabus: Social Change in Modern Society: (a) Sociological theories of social change. (b) Development and dependency. (c) Agents of social change. (d) Education and social change. (e) Science, technology and social change.

How toppers approached it

From all 3 answers · about 200 words · 33% drew a diagram.

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The toppers’ answers

Nelaturu Sreekanth ReddyAIR 151 · CSE 2024 · 160 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening · a definition

Quality education refers to the one that focas on overall development of children in terms of social, mental and economic aspets.

Quality Education breaking the cycle of poverty

Body · points

(1) Skill Enhancement: Quality education leads to skill enhancement to become more productive economically.

(2) Employment opportunities: Quality education provides diverse employment opportunities.

(3) Better Health: Quality education empowers people for a lifestyle which is healthy and sustainable breaking the cycle of health poverty.

(4) Innovations:

Quality education leads to innovations like washing machine which will save women from time poverty.

Quality education fostering upward social mobility

(1) Vertical mobility due to employment opportunities [Ex: On-site job offers and promotion.

(2) Horizontal mobility due to migration to pursue higher education [Ex: Studying in U.S.

(3) Intragenerational mobility due to success in business

(4) Inter generational mobility becoming first generation graduates.

Close · a framework

Sustainable development goal "4" emphasises on Quality Education. Therefore state should intervene with initiatives like New Education policy to promote quality education.

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