Social Mobility: the Ladder of Opportunity
Words: 584 1337Social fluidity, an intrinsic facet of sociological inquiry, denotes the flux of individuals, kinships, or cohorts amidst a matrix of social stratification or hierarchy. Fundamentally, it epitomizes the capacity for ascent or descent within a societal echelon. This flux may entail an ascension towards a loftier socio-economic stratum or a descent towards a lower societal tier. Moreover, social fluidity encompasses transgenerational shifts, wherein the focus pivots towards disparities in societal station between progenitors and progeny. Ascendant mobility is oft heralded […]