Prelims · 6 Indian Society · 6.4 Social stratification and caste

6.4.2 Social mobility: types, channels and studies

Social mobility is the movement of individuals or groups from one social position to another; Sorokin classified it as horizontal or vertical, and in India it runs through both individual channels (education, jobs, migration) and group routes (Sanskritisation, caste politics, reservation).

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Key terms

  • social mobility
  • Pitirim Sorokin
  • horizontal mobility
  • vertical mobility
  • intergenerational
  • intragenerational
  • structural mobility
  • sponsored and contest mobility
  • Ralph Turner
  • Lipset and Bendix
  • Blau and Duncan
  • circulation of elites
  • Pareto
  • Sanskritisation
  • group mobility
  • reservation
  • creamy layer

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