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Explain the concept of social mobility. Describe with suitable illustrations how education and social mobility are related to each other.

  • UPSC 2021
  • Stratification and Mobility

Pitirim Sorokin (Social Mobility, 1927) defined social mobility as the movement of an individual, group or social object from one position to another in "social space". In industrial societies the school has become the main gatekeeper of that movement. Whether it opens the gate or guards it is the core of the debate.

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  • Education as a ladder: functionalist and liberal view
  • Education as a filter: conflict and critical views
  • Assessment
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