Social Mobility

Name/Title

Social Mobility

Description

Sociological concepts of vertical mobility and horizontal mobility, and analyzes how factors like economics, occupation, education, and politics shape people's ability to move within stratified societies.

Context

Sorokin examined the channels and screening mechanisms of mobility, and the psychological and social consequences of movement or immobility for individuals.

Category

Public Relations

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Book

Book Details

Author

Pitirim Sorokin

Publisher

Harper and Brothers

Place Published

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1927

Notes

Pages: 559

Create Date

October 7, 2022

Update Date

July 21, 2026