11. It was the major enabler for social mobility and advancement. 12. Social mobility, therefore, is again closely linked to spatial mobility. 13. American society, Whyte argued, placed great emphasis on upward social mobility. 14. The second point concerns the diverse ways in which workers, and middle class white collar workers in particular, now achieve social mobility. 15. The result is that their high social mobility does not entail high levels of long distance spatial mobility. 16. The final characteristic of a class is an ability to maintain its exclusiveness in the face of social mobility. 17. Relations between masters and men were close and the opportunities for social mobility were considerable. 18. Recent years have witnessed a growing social mobility. 19. But the declining role of grants and the growing costs would likely hit poor and minority youngsters hardest, limiting diversity and social mobility, he said. 20. Classical music, moreover, was linked with social mobility. |