SOC 369 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Social Reproduction, Social Mobility, Cultural Capital

• School: Princeton University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 369
• Professor: Timothy Nelson

Document Summary

Levels of class mobility in the u. s. Approx half of parental income advantages are passed on to children. The persistence of advantage is especially large among those raised in the middle to upper reaches of the income distribution. Children born far apart in the income distribution have very different economic outcomes. A lot of social reproduction at the top of the class hierarchy. You make a lot of money in these occupations. Students become acculturated into thinking that this is what students like them are supposed to do. Getting into the right school is crucial for gaining access to opportunities. Every year 2 million high schoolers apply to college. Elite schools admit a little over 20,000 kids. About 1% of the nation"s students attend these elite schools. University of michigan (5x larger than princeton) has 1011 varsity athletes. Harvard has 1200 varsity athletes and a student body of 6800.