Srushti Jayant DeshmukhAIR 5 · CSE 2018 · 297 wordsTheir whole copy
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According to Pitiram Sorokin, Social Mobility is the transition of an individual or group from one social position to the other.
| Intragererational | Inter Generational |
|---|---|
| (•) Mobility of an individual or group within the same generation. | Mobility of an individual or group across two or three generation. |
| (•) Downward mobility of a person as a victim of natural disaster due to destruction of house is an Eg. | Upward mobility of the son of a farmer who works hard & gets educated & a job in corporate sector shows inter-generational mobility. |
| (•) Due to sudden & immediate changes like lottery, a poor beggar can become rich. | (•) Long term changes might be required and continued efforts may take time to manifest |
Social mobility studies have tried to study impact of several changes. Eg
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→ Lipset hypothesis of how Industrialisation promoted social mobility. → Education as a source / growth enabler can cause social mobility specially in achievement oriented society. → economic mobility. Bourgeoisisation thesis due to savings, welfare state and thrift values.
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These studies did not adequately account for mobility among women. This contestation by feminist scholars
like Ann Oakley is true as they argue that women continue to be oppressed irrespective or geographical or temporal considerations.
(•) These studies fail to recognize that the public sphere continues to be dominated by men, hence workplace study is only Half the Reality.
(•) Patriarchal mindset, household division of labour continues to relegate women as second class citizens.
(•) Rather "Feminisation of Poverty" is occuring due to male urban migration, lack of property control by women, ≤5% women as Board members in corporates. pink collarisation sustains subordinate status of women.