Social Structure And Mobility In Economic Development

Author : Seymour Lipset
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351306225

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Social Structure and Mobility in Economic Development by Seymour Lipset Pdf

The foundation of this volume is the notion that the several processes of change constituting economic and social development are systematically interrelated. The essence of development is the appearance of rapid rates of increases in many different indices--output per capita, political participation, literacy and the like. These quantitative changes are, however, commonly accompanied by vast changes in the social structure--markets emerge, political bureaucracies arise, and new educational systems appear. Written by the leading authorities on the subject, this group of papers tackles the causes and consequences of social mobility. Each author brings his particular skills to bear on various aspects of the problem in studies of persons moving from rural to urban settings, from one kind of industry to another and from one prestige level to another. Several of the papers review the theoretical and methodological issues involved in comparative research on social mobility while others compare and contrast traditional and modern stratification systems. Various papers explore the economic, religious and psychological basis of social mobility, concluding with enquiry into the consequences of rapid mobility, especially in terms of the political stability of developing nations. Because social mobility is a central consideration in any study of economic and social change, every student of change will use this pioneering reference source as a text for all future research. Contributors include Otis Dudley Duncan, Harold L. Wilensky, Michael G. Smith, Bert F. Hoselitz, Wilbert E. Moore, Natalie Rogoff Rams°y, Gideon Sjoberg, Reinhard Bendix, Harry Crockett, David Matza, Lester Seligman, and Gino Germani. Neil J. Smelser is emeritus professor, Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley. Seymour Martin Lipset was professor of sociology and director of the Institute of International Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.

Author : Neil J. Smelser,Seymour Martin Lipset
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Social classes
ISBN : 0202300226

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Social Structure and Mobility in Economic Development by Neil J. Smelser,Seymour Martin Lipset Pdf

The foundation of this volume is the notion that the several processes of change constituting economic and social development are systematically interrelated. The essence of development is the appearance of rapid rates of increases in many different indices-output per capita, political participation, literacy, and the like. These quantitative changes are, however, commonly accompanied by vast changes in the social structure-markets emerge, political bureaucracies arise, and new educational systems appear.

Author : Seymour Lipset
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351306232

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Social Structure and Mobility in Economic Development by Seymour Lipset Pdf

The foundation of this volume is the notion that the several processes of change constituting economic and social development are systematically interrelated. The essence of development is the appearance of rapid rates of increases in many different indices--output per capita, political participation, literacy and the like. These quantitative changes are, however, commonly accompanied by vast changes in the social structure--markets emerge, political bureaucracies arise, and new educational systems appear. Written by the leading authorities on the subject, this group of papers tackles the causes and consequences of social mobility. Each author brings his particular skills to bear on various aspects of the problem in studies of persons moving from rural to urban settings, from one kind of industry to another and from one prestige level to another. Several of the papers review the theoretical and methodological issues involved in comparative research on social mobility while others compare and contrast traditional and modern stratification systems. Various papers explore the economic, religious and psychological basis of social mobility, concluding with enquiry into the consequences of rapid mobility, especially in terms of the political stability of developing nations. Because social mobility is a central consideration in any study of economic and social change, every student of change will use this pioneering reference source as a text for all future research. Contributors include Otis Dudley Duncan, Harold L. Wilensky, Michael G. Smith, Bert F. Hoselitz, Wilbert E. Moore, Natalie Rogoff Rams°y, Gideon Sjoberg, Reinhard Bendix, Harry Crockett, David Matza, Lester Seligman, and Gino Germani. Neil J. Smelser is emeritus professor, Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley. Seymour Martin Lipset was professor of sociology and director of the Institute of International Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.

Author : Neil L. Shumsky
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135604387

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Social Structure and Social Mobility by Neil L. Shumsky Pdf

First Published in 1996. Volume 7 SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND SOCIAL MOBILITY of the ‘American Cities; series. This collection brings together more than 200 scholarly articles pertaining to the history and development of urban life in the United States during the past two centuries. Volume 7 looks at social class structure and social mobility. Its articles address questions that have intrigued historians for decades. What has been the class structure of American cities during the past two centuries? How much mobility has been possible? For whom has it been possible? What has been the relationship between social and geographic mobility? Finally, how have all kinds of Americans tried to improve their social status?

Author : Bogdan W. Mach,Włodzimierz Wesołowski
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0710099827

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Social Mobility and Social Structure by Bogdan W. Mach,Włodzimierz Wesołowski Pdf

Author : Vegard Iversen,Anirudh Krishna,Kunal Sen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780192896858

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Social Mobility in Developing Countries by Vegard Iversen,Anirudh Krishna,Kunal Sen Pdf

Social mobility is the hope of economic development and the mantra of a good society. There are disagreements about what constitutes social mobility, but there is broad agreement that people should have roughly equal chances of success regardless of their economic status at birth. Concerns about rising inequality have engendered a renewed interest in social mobility--especially in the developing world. However, efforts to construct the databases and meet the standards required for conventional analyses of social mobility are at a preliminary stage and need to be complemented by innovative, conceptual, and methodological advances. If forms of mobility have slowed in the West, then we might be entering an age of rigid stratification with defined boundaries between the always-haves and the never-haves-which does not augur well for social stability. Social mobility research is ongoing, with substantive findings in different disciplines--typically with researchers in isolation from each other. A key contribution of this book is the pulling together of the emerging streams of knowledge. Generating policy-relevant knowledge is a principal concern. Three basic questions frame the study of diverse aspects of social mobility in the book. How to assess the extent of social mobility in a given development context when the datasets by conventional measurement techniques are unavailable? How to identify drivers and inhibitors of social mobility in particular developing country contexts? How to acquire the knowledge required to design interventions to raise social mobility, either by increasing upward mobility or by lowering downward mobility?

Author : Nancy Birdsall,Carol L. Graham
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2001-09-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 081572358X

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New Markets, New Opportunities? by Nancy Birdsall,Carol L. Graham Pdf

A Brookings Institution Press and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace publication Many of the countries that have recently converted to a market-based economic system have also experienced an alarming increase in income inequality — a widening gap between the haves and have nots. But to what extent is the increase in inequality also increasing the opportunities for economic advancement — particularly for those at the bottom of the economic ladder? Does the creation of greater opportunities make a region's move to the market politically acceptable? And, if opportunities don't increase along with inequality, will it eventually cause a political backlash against a country's market policies? This book highlights the importance of finding the answers to those questions by examining the issues of social mobility and opportunity as an essential part of the income inequality puzzle. It provides a summary of the latest research on the economics and politics of social mobility in both developed and emerging market economies, including the conceptual issues involved and the challenges of accurately documenting trends. The book concludes with a discussion of the economics of opportunity and mobility in Latin America and Eastern Europe, and the politics and perceptions of mobility in the two regions.

Author : Vegard Iversen,Anirudh Krishna,Kunal Sen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Economic development
ISBN : 0191919136

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Social Mobility in Developing Countries by Vegard Iversen,Anirudh Krishna,Kunal Sen Pdf

Social mobility is the hope of economic development and the mantra of a good society. There are disagreements about what constitutes social mobility, but there is broad agreement that people should have roughly equal chances of success regardless of their economic status at birth. Concerns about rising inequality have engendered a renewed interest in social mobility - especially in the developing world. However, efforts to construct the databases and meet the standards required for conventional analyses of social mobility are at a preliminary stage and need to be complemented by innovative, conceptual, and methodological advances. If forms of mobility have slowed in the West, then we might be entering an age of rigid stratification with defined boundaries between the always-haves and the never-haves - which does not augur well for social stability.

Author : Florian R. Hertel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783658147853

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Social Mobility in the 20th Century by Florian R. Hertel Pdf

Based on a novel class scheme and a unique compilation of German and American data, this book reveals that intergenerational class mobility increased over most of the past century. While country differences in intergenerational mobility are surprisingly small, gender, regional, racial and ethnic differences were initially large but declined over time. At the end of the 20th century, however, mobility prospects turned to the worse in both countries. In light of these findings, the book develops a narrative account of historical socio-political developments that are likely to have driven the basic resemblances across countries but also account for the initial decline and the more recent increase in intergenerational inequality.

Author : Li Peilin,Gorshkov Mikhail K,Scalon Celi
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 856 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789814397520

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Handbook On Social Stratification In The Bric Countries: Change And Perspective by Li Peilin,Gorshkov Mikhail K,Scalon Celi Pdf

Along with the fast growing economy, the term “BRICs” was coined to represent the newly emerging countries — Brazil, Russia, India and China. The enhanced economy in these countries has largely improved people's life; at the same time, it has also strongly influenced the transformation of social structure, norms and values. However, as the world's attention centers on their economic development at the micro level, the social changes at the micro level have often been neglected, and a specific comparative study of these four countries is even more rare.This handbook's contributing authors are leading sociologists in the four countries. They fill the gap in existing literature and examine specifically the changes in each society from the perspective of social stratification, with topics covering the main social classes, the inequality of education and income, and the different styles of consumption as well as the class consciousness and values. Under every topic, it gathers articles from authors of each country. Such a comparative study could not only help us achieve a better understanding of the economic growth and social development in these countries, but also lead us to unveil the mystery of how these emerging powers with dramatic differences in history, geography, culture, language, religion and politics could share a common will and take joint action. In general, the handbook takes a unique perspective to show readers that it is the profound social structural changes in these countries that determine their future, and to a large extent, will shape the socio-economic landscape of the future world.

Author : Seymour Martin Lipset,Reinhard Bendix
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Social mobility
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Social Mobility in Industrial Society by Seymour Martin Lipset,Reinhard Bendix Pdf

Author : Social Science Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Economic Growth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015015381414

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Labor Commitment and Social Change in Developing Areas by Social Science Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Economic Growth Pdf

This work examines the intended and unanticipated consequences of economic advancement in developing areas and the commitment of industrial labor. Both the short-term acceptance of the attitudes and beliefs appropriate to a modernized economy are discussed.

Author : Leonard Beeghley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317343783

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The Structure of Social Stratification in the United States, The, CourseSmart eTextbook by Leonard Beeghley Pdf

This book distills out of the rich vein of sociological research some of what is known about the structure of stratification in the United States. It emphasizes the importance of power for understanding the structure of stratification.

Author : Seppo Pöntinen
Publisher : Helsinki, Finland : Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Social classes
ISBN : STANFORD:36105039508804

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Social Mobility and Social Structure by Seppo Pöntinen Pdf

Comparison of social mobility and social stratification in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden - outlines social theory and social research undertaken; based on a 1972 Scandinavian welfare survey and the Finnish socio-economic occupational status classification, studies the development of occupational structures, intergenerational mobility trends by sex, the influence of rural migration, obstacles to equal opportunity, role of education; considers political aspects, job satisfaction, influence of industrialization, etc. Bibliography, graphs, statistical tables.

Author : Wolfgang Teckenberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781315494272

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Comparative Studies of Social Structure by Wolfgang Teckenberg Pdf

A collection of essays with the purpose of stimulate interest and provoke discussion and criticism, and so contributing to our understanding of the three very different societies of France, the USA and Germany. Each essay stands on its own, and it is the authors’ intention to explain some of the differences between Germany and the United States in the first article. The second essay suggests that career mobility in France has more in common with social mobility in the United States than in Germany. The third essay, while not an explicitly comparative analysis, was included because it clearly shows the close links between the educational and occupational systems in Germany, a source of major differences with the United States, at least until the 1980s. The last section contains analyses of income attainment. Drawing on studies in the United States conducted by Erik O. Wright, the fourth essay compares the effects of education and position on income attainment. Since these can be construed as class effects, we were also curious about other types of potential positional and nonvertical income differences in a comparison of France, the United States, and the Federal Republic of Germany (the fifth essay). The concluding summary is very brief, giving only preliminary answers to the more detailed questions raised in the comparative empirical research projects.