SOCIAL
MOBILITY: Is a
person's
movement over
time from one
class to another
INTERGENERATIONAL- Occuring between
generations, as when a daughter rises about the class
of her parents
INTRAGENERATIONAL-Occuring within a generation,
as when a person's class or status changes as a result of
business success (or failure)
CLOSED CLASS SYSTEMS: In
which movement from one class to
another is virtually impossible-CASTE SYSTEM
OPEN CLASS SYSTEMS: In which placement in the class system is
based on achievement, not ascription. Loose class boundaries, high
rates of class mobility and weak perceptions of class difference