I don't have the reference to hand, but I'm sure that studies of IQ and class carried out in the last 50 years or so have found a social mobility of at least 25%
That's the highest estimate I've ever heard! Well, I'd like to see the reference for that. A lot depends, of course, on what signifiers researchers are using to denote class in the first place. But I've never seen a figure that high.
remember that social mobility is not just in one direction
Right, and in fact it may be that downward mobility is more common. Now I'm intrigued - I'll have to take a look at the sociology textbooks when I go back to work...
By "very restricted" I meant that it's harder than is usually acknowledged to move between classes. And at the time I was actually studying the subject, movement crossing the three categories - working class to upper class, and vice versa - was statistically so negligible as to be non-existent.
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Date: August 24th, 2002 04:38 pm (UTC)From:That's the highest estimate I've ever heard! Well, I'd like to see the reference for that. A lot depends, of course, on what signifiers researchers are using to denote class in the first place. But I've never seen a figure that high.
remember that social mobility is not just in one direction
Right, and in fact it may be that downward mobility is more common. Now I'm intrigued - I'll have to take a look at the sociology textbooks when I go back to work...
By "very restricted" I meant that it's harder than is usually acknowledged to move between classes. And at the time I was actually studying the subject, movement crossing the three categories - working class to upper class, and vice versa - was statistically so negligible as to be non-existent.
I tend to agree with Sonia
I thought I was agreeing with Sonia, too?