American Social Mobility In The 19th And 20th Centuries
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Social Mobility In The 19th And 20th Centuries
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Author : Hartmut Kaelble
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Social Mobility In The 19th And 20th Centuries written by Hartmut Kaelble and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Education categories.
American Social Mobility In The 19th And 20th Centuries
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Author : David B. Grusky
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
American Social Mobility In The 19th And 20th Centuries written by David B. Grusky and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Occupational mobility categories.
Poverty And Progress
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Author : Stephan THERNSTROM
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2009-06-30
Poverty And Progress written by Stephan THERNSTROM and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-30 with History categories.
Embedded in the consciousness of Americans throughout much of the country's history has been the American Dream: that every citizen, no matter how humble his beginnings, is free to climb to the top of the social and economic ladder. Poverty and Progress assesses the claims of the American Dream against the actual structure of economic and social opportunities in a typical nineteenth century industrial community--Newburyport, Massachusetts. Here is local history. With the aid of newspapers, census reports, and local tax, school, and savings bank records Stephan Thernstrom constructs a detailed and vivid portrait of working class life in Newburyport from 1850 to 1880, the critical years in which this old New England town was transformed into a booming industrial city. To determine how many self-made men there really were in the community, he traces the career patterns of hundreds of obscure laborers and their sons over this thirty year period, exploring in depth the differing mobility patterns of native-born and Irish immigrant workmen. Out of this analysis emerges the conclusion that opportunities for occupational mobility were distinctly limited. Common laborers and their sons were rarely able to attain middle class status, although many rose from unskilled to semiskilled or skilled occupations. But another kind of mobility was widespread. Men who remained in lowly laboring jobs were often strikingly successful in accumulating savings and purchasing homes and a plot of land. As a result, the working class was more easily integrated into the community; a new basis for social stability was produced which offset the disruptive influences that accompanied the first shock of urbanization and industrialization. Since Newburyport underwent changes common to other American cities, Thernstrom argues, his findings help to illuminate the social history of nineteenth century America and provide a new point of departure for gauging mobility trends in our society today. Correlating the Newburyport evidence with comparable studies of twentieth century cities, he refutes the popular belief that it is now more difficult to rise from the bottom of the social ladder than it was in the idyllic past. The "blocked mobility" theory was proposed by Lloyd Warner in his famous "Yankee City" studies of Newburyport; Thernstrom provides a thorough critique of the "Yankee City" volumes and of the ahistorical style of social research which they embody.
Social Status And Social Mobility In Nineteenth Century America The Industrial City Paterson New Jersey
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Author : Herbert George Gutman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
Social Status And Social Mobility In Nineteenth Century America The Industrial City Paterson New Jersey written by Herbert George Gutman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Paterson (N.J.) categories.
The Economics Of Inequality Poverty And Discrimination In The 21st Century
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Author : Robert S. Rycroft
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2013-03-07
The Economics Of Inequality Poverty And Discrimination In The 21st Century written by Robert S. Rycroft and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-07 with Political Science categories.
Leading scholars examine the conflicting paradigms of affluence and destitution in the United States—as well as other free societies—and discuss the influence of education, race, and status on economic mobility. While recent catastrophic events in New Orleans and Haiti may have magnified issues of social inequity, leaders have debated over poverty and discrimination for decades. Are the poor disadvantaged by the institutions of society or by the choices they make? Through two insightful volumes, the author examines differing academic and political perspectives to help shed light on the causes of poverty and inequality; the role that gender, race, age, or sexual preference plays in determining opportunity; and the effectiveness of current social and economic policies in balancing the inequity among disparate groups. The Economics of Inequality, Poverty, and Discrimination in the 21st Century consists of 2 volumes containing 32 papers divided into 5 categories: measurement, inequality and mobility, institutions and choices, demographic groups and discrimination, and policy. The papers—written by economists, sociologists, philosophers and lawyers—deal with the extent of inequality in the United States and how it compares to other countries, and the newly emerging evidence on the relationship between inequality and mobility within a society.
Social Mobility In Nineteenth And Early Twentieth Century England
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Author : A. Miles
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 1999-04-12
Social Mobility In Nineteenth And Early Twentieth Century England written by A. Miles and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-04-12 with Business & Economics categories.
This pioneering book provides the first systematic historical analysis of occupational and social mobility in England. Using a collection of over 10,000 marriage certificates to examine inter-generational change, and almost 500 autobiographical texts and abstracts to explore the dynamics of career mobility, it shows how the development of the nineteenth-century economy was accompanied by rising rates of mobility, which made English society more 'open' while at the same encouraging a distinct process of working-class formation.
Getting Ahead
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Author : Daniel P. McMurrer
language : en
Publisher: The Urban Insitute
Release Date : 1998
Getting Ahead written by Daniel P. McMurrer and has been published by The Urban Insitute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Business & Economics categories.
Adapted in part from the "Opportunity in America" series of policy briefs, this volume focuses on social and economic mobility in the United States. Class or family background has a strong effect on individual success, the authors find. They examine the possible reasons for this relationship; how it has changed over the past century; and the role of the economy, the welfare system, and education in opening up opportunities for the less fortunate.
A Social History Of Twentieth Century Europe
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Author : Béla Tomka
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-03-12
A Social History Of Twentieth Century Europe written by Béla Tomka and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-12 with History categories.
A Social History of Twentieth-Century Europe offers a systematic overview on major aspects of social life, including population, family and households, social inequalities and mobility, the welfare state, work, consumption and leisure, social cleavages in politics, urbanization as well as education, religion and culture. It also addresses major debates and diverging interpretations of historical and social research regarding the history of European societies in the past one hundred years. Organized in ten thematic chapters, this book takes an interdisciplinary approach, making use of the methods and results of not only history, but also sociology, demography, economics and political science. Béla Tomka presents both the diversity and the commonalities of European societies looking not just to Western European countries, but Eastern, Central and Southern European countries as well. A perfect introduction for all students of European history.
Social Mobility In The 20th Century
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Author : Florian R. Hertel
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-08-09
Social Mobility In The 20th Century written by Florian R. Hertel and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-09 with Social Science categories.
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.
Has Latin America Always Been Unequal
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Author : Ewout Frankema
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2009
Has Latin America Always Been Unequal written by Ewout Frankema and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Social Science categories.
The forces of industrialisation, urbanisation, globalisation and technological change have washed away the pre-modern outlook of most Latin American economies. Despite the improved opportunities of social mobility offered by economic modernisation, current income inequality levels (still) appear extraordinary high. Has Latin America always been unequal? Did the region fail to settle a longstanding account with its colonial past? Or should we be reluctant to point our finger so far back in time? In a comparative study of asset and income distribution Frankema shows that both the levels, and nature, of income inequality have changed significantly since 1870. Besides the deep historical roots of land and educational inequality, more recent demographic and political-institutional forces are taken on board to understand Latin America s distributive dynamics in the long twentieth century.
