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FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTIONS ON     ST 12:  SOCIAL MOBILITY        Fall, 2009 

1.  In relation to social mobility, one of the fundamental types of stratification systems is the  _____________________________________  system ( aka hunter gatherer society or tribal society )

2.  In relation to the methods of strat studies, men are the focus because most studies of social mobility focus on the family, & only one major  __________________________________  has been the focus of these studied 

3.  For Wright, to attain a high occupational position, it is best to be from of  ____________________________________  w/ hi ed & hi occupational position

4.  In relation to the social mobility of elites, Farley calls this group of elites of old & new money the  ______________________________________  class & the upper class

5.  In relation to blacks' social mobility, intergenerational inheritance has increased to allow for the establishing of a small  ___________________________________  class in all races 

6.  In relation to womens' social mobility,  _____________________________  of farm workers were more likely to be in white collar occupations & less likely to be in blue collar occupations than their father's 

7.  In relation to historical patterns of social mobility, Rogoff compared mobility in Indianapolis btwn 1910 & 1940 & found that  _________________________________________  mobility was very similar in those decades 

8.  In relation to comparative social mobility, the Featherman Jones Hauser Hypothesis ( FJHH ) holds that nations at the same stage of econ dev have similar  ______________________________________  rates of social mobility if adjusted for variances in occupational distributions 

9.  In relation to social mobility, advanced, enmiseration of the proletariat was largely eliminated, & positive social mobility was created because of the success of the  _____________________________________________   in winning basic rights & a middle class pay scale for wkrs 

10.  In relation to the attainment process, the Wisconsin Model determines that there is a mixture of  ___________________________________  & achievement factors that explain ed & job attainment

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ESSAY QUESTION ON     ST 12:  SOCIAL MOBILITY        Fall,  2009 

Be sure & answer all parts of the question.  Style, spelling & grammar are important.  Demonstrate a strong factual argument, use examples, & then inform your opinion.  Answers should be about 2 hand written pages long. 

2.  In relation to social mobility, discuss the fundamental types of stratification systems.  Explain the nature of social mobility in each.  Which has the highest & lowest level of social mobility?  Focus / compare the type of strat system & its social mobility of today w/ these other systems & their social mobility 

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