SOCL 4331 Study Guide - School Choice, Status Attainment, Human Capital
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Chapter 9: moving up education and mobility. Miami-born african americans see miami as a black hole for them. Haitian refugees see miami as a city of hope and believe they are destined to move up. Social mobility the movement of people both upward and downward in a stratified system. Social reproduction the tendency of people to remain in their social classes of origin, and to replicate the experiences of their parents. Closed stratification system allows no social mobility and demands social reproduction. Open stratification system allows for free movement up and down the levels of stratification. Americans have an ideal of an open society where advancement is based purely on merit. Circulation mobility when some move up and others drop in the system. A closed and non-growing economy can only offer this type of mobility. Structural mobility economic growth and expansion increase the room at the top so more people can move up.
