Social Psychology (10th Edition)
Social Psychology (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780134641287
Author: Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers
Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Research consistently shows that people in the U.S. greatly overestimate the amount of upward vertical
mobility that occurs in our stratified society. In other words, your textbook authors report findings that "the
poor tend to end up in about the same place in the stratification system as where they started; they have little
upward mobility (Alexander, Entwisle, and Olson 2014)." In your opinion, why is it that so many people who are
born in a given social class end up remaining in that social class? Why is upward social mobility so much more
difficult today than in past decades? Finally, explain what laws, policies, and/or social structures might affect
your future potential for upward mobility.
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Transcribed Image Text:Research consistently shows that people in the U.S. greatly overestimate the amount of upward vertical mobility that occurs in our stratified society. In other words, your textbook authors report findings that "the poor tend to end up in about the same place in the stratification system as where they started; they have little upward mobility (Alexander, Entwisle, and Olson 2014)." In your opinion, why is it that so many people who are born in a given social class end up remaining in that social class? Why is upward social mobility so much more difficult today than in past decades? Finally, explain what laws, policies, and/or social structures might affect your future potential for upward mobility.
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