RajeshwariAIR 2 · CSE 2025 · 182 wordsTheir whole copy
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Open society is society where social mobilisation is possible without restriction through achievement & merit.
e.g. class based society.
Closed society is society where social mobilisation is not or rarely possible as it is based on ascription
e.g. caste based society.
However, either open or closed society is not always absolute. This is studied based on case studies and field studies
Case study 1: David Glass made case study by inquiring over 2000 youngsters. Found that 2/3rd of them attained intergenerational mobility
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Of the 2/3rd → 1/3rd moved upward and 1/3rd moved downward. He concluded that social mobility in class system is immediate class mobility & not long range mobility.
Case study: Field study M.N. Srinivas studied Coorg society and found they opt practices of twice born seeking vertical mobility. He concluded caste system is not absolutely closed and is open in some ways.
Similar mobilisation is found in Ashrafisation process of muslim also. Psuedo mobilisation is also studied by Goldthorpe in class system.
Hence, class system or caste system & any other social system is not fully closed, nor fully opened.