social mobility and social stratification in education

1. Social
Mobility
By Jo Marie Nel C. Garcia

2. What is Social Mobility?
OIt is the upward or downward
movement of individuals, families,
or other categories of people within
or between layers of social
stratification.
OIt is a change in social status
relative to others' social location
within a given society.

3. OMobility is most often quantitatively
measured in terms of change in
economic status of a person.

4. What are its types?
OIntragenerational
– within the
same generation
O ex: Rags to
Riches stories

5. OIntergenerational
– between one
or more
generations
O ex:
grandchildren
are “richer” than
their
grandparents

6. How to move from one class to
another?
A. Through one’s efforts
O By obtaining an education

7. O By maximizing a talent

8. O By being
resourceful and
hardworking

9. B. Through force
of circumstance
O By getting
married to
someone from
a higher class

10. O By just being lucky

11. Effects of Social
Stratification in Learning

12. What is Social Stratification?
OIt refers to the process whereby
people are systematically ranked
based on their access to valued
resources.
OIt depends on social and economic
classes comprising three main
layers: upper class, middle class
and lower class.

13. What are its causes?
OInequality
OConflict
OPower
OWealth
OInstability

14. What are its types?
OCaste
OClass
OStatus
OPower

15. What are its effects on learning?
O Children belonging to a poor or
disadvantaged family does not aspire
much for higher education.
O Children coming from lower class families
have very little exposure to the influence
of mass media such as books, magazines
and other learning materials.
O The educational attainment of the child
matches the socio-economic status of his
family.