Inequalities in the Risk of Multidimensional Downward Mobility From the Most Advantaged Backgrounds
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 2392422 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Robert De Vries (0000-0002-6776-836X, University of Kent, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2025 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Fascículo | 3 |
| Páginas | 629-651 |
| Data de publicação | 2025-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Sociological Research Online (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 1360-7804 • E-ISSN: 1360-7804 |
| Editora | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13607804241281175 |
| OpenAlex | W4403990748 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 1 |
| Referências citadas | 34 |
Relatively little research has explored socio-demographic inequalities in downward mobility from advantaged backgrounds, with such work focusing solely on class or income. This neglects the multi-dimensional nature of social position and particularly overlooks the importance of social status as a reward obtained via occupation. In this study, I use detailed data from a large, representative UK sample to examine inequalities in multidimensional destinations among workers from the most advantaged class and status backgrounds. I find evidence of significant socio-demographic inequalities both in the overall risk of downward mobility and in the pattern of class versus status mobility. Notably, women from privileged families have a higher risk of downward mobility than men, but this difference is driven exclusively by class, rather than status mobility. Black workers have a higher risk of downward mobility than White workers in both class and status terms, while those of Indian ethnicity are at lower risk, particularly of downward class mobility. The study's findings have important implications for social mobility research and policy - with specific patterns of multidimensional mobility potentially requiring different explanations (and therefore policy interventions) than the patterns revealed by previous unidimensional analyses
Demographic economics · Econometrics · Economic geography · Economics · Inequality · Social mobility · Social science · Sociology · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Mathematics · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
Pedigree
Social class mobility in modern Britain
Is the desire for status a fundamental human motive? A review of the empirical literature
Resource specificity in intergenerational inequality
New Destinations? Assessing the Post‐migration Social Mobility of Minority Ethnic Groups in England and Wales
Minority ethnic men in British labour market (1972‐2005)
Educational aspirations among UK Young Teenagers
The Evolution of Occupational Segregation in the United States, 1940–2010
Occupational Feminization and Pay
Re-thinking aspirations through habitus and capital
Intergenerational class mobility in contemporary Britain
Why have relative rates of class mobility become more equal among women inBritain
Primary and secondary effects of social origins on educational attainment
Class and Status
Class Advantage, Commitment Penalty
Making Education Count
The Constant Flux
Ethnic Penalties and Hiring Discrimination
The Intergenerational Social Mobility of Minority Ethnic Groups
Microclass Mobility
The colour of class
Who Gets the Top Jobs? The Role of Family Background and Networks in Recent Graduates' Access to High-status Professions
Institutional Racism and Ethnic Inequalities
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