Social Mobility

the movement of individuals or groups between social classes

• social mobility
• social interaction
• social hierarchy
• caste system

a change in occupation WITHIN THE SAME SOCIAL CLASS

• horizontal mobility
• vertical mobility
• intergenerational mobility
• upward mobility

a change in status or class from ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT

• intergenerational mobility
• horizontal mobility
• vertical mobility
• downward mobility

a change upward or downward in occupational status or social class

• vertical mobility
• horizontal mobility
• intergenerational mobility
• downward mobility

a stratification structure that DOES NOT ALLOW FOR SOCIAL MOBILITY b/c social status is inherited and cannot change

• caste system
• false consciousness
• open-class system
• class consciousness

a system in which social class is based on merit and individual effort; movement is allowed between classes

• open-class system
• caste system
• false consciousness
• class consciousness

Top of the Caste System

• Brahmin
• Kshariyas
• Vaisyas
• Sudra

Bottom of the Caste System

• Brahmin
• Kshatriyas
• Vaisyas
• Untouchables

T/F: Individuals in one caste are typically strictly forbidden to engage in any social contact with members of lower castes

• True
• False

T/F: In the 21st century marriage between members of different castes has become very common

• True
• False