Social Stratification and Social

Mobility
INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY
• Explore!
• It is not easy for people who are part of the caste system to
change from one status to another. As mentioned previously,
social status is ascribed at birth in a closed system. Usually,
children inherit the status of their parents or grandparents. If you
were part of the caste system, would you have opportunities for
personal growth?Give your insight
• https://youtu.be/t2XFh_tD2RA

• Watch this and give your short insight about this..write in ½ crosswise
• SOCIAL MOBILITY refers to the movement
within the social structure, from one social
position to another
• But the societies differ from each other to extent in which
individuals can move from one class or status level to
another
• For example, the poor people may become rich, the bank peon may become bank officers, farmers
may become ministers, a petty businessman may become a big industrialist and so on. At the same
time a big businessman may become a bankrupt and ruling class may be turned out of office and so
on.
KINDS OF SOCIAL MOBILITY
• 1,SOCIAL MOBILITY-
• refers to the movement upward or downward among the social
positions in any given social stratification.
UPWARD/VERTICAL MOBILITY
 refers to the movement of people of groups from one status to another EX.movement of people from the
poor class to the middle class.

DOWNWARD/HORIZONTAL MOBILITY
 a change in position without the change in statusEX an engineer working in a factory may resign from
his job and join another factory.
 A change in status may come about through one’s occupation, marrying into a certain family and
others
 HORIZONTAL-why we aren’t living
VERTICAL better
KINDS OF SOCIAL MOBILITY
• 2.GEOGRAPHICAL MOBILITY-
PHYSICAL MOBILITY
 It may be a voluntary movement of people from one geographical area
to another due to change in residence, commuting fro home to office,
making business trips, and voluntary migration from one country to
another. It may be also a forced migration which include forced
relocation or residence, eviction, dispossession of unwanted people, and
transportation of slaves.
KINDS OF SOCIAL MOBILITY
• 3,ROLE MOBILITY-
 THE INDIVIDUAL’S SHIFTING FROM ROLE TO ROLE.
Every member of a society has roles to play. Different situations call for
enactment of various roles. For example, the father is the bread earner
of the family but may be a teacher in school, or the leader at home or a
follower in the school or office. A daughter may be submissive at home
but very active and active as a campus student leader. A teacher may
have varied roles such as being a mother, a wife, a guidance counselor,
a community leader and many more (Ariola, 2012).
• Theoretical Perspective and Analysis of Social Stratification

Theoretical Perspective Major Assumptions/Analysis

  Stratification is necessary to induce people with

Structural - Functionalism special intelligence, knowledge, and skills to enter the
most important occupations. For this reason,
stratification is necessary and inevitable.
  Stratification results from lack of opportunity and
Conflict from discrimination and prejudice against the poor,
women, and people of color. It is neither necessary
nor inevitable.
Symbolic - Interactionism Stratification affects people’s beliefs, lifestyles, daily
interaction, and conceptions of themselves.
APPLICATION
• Try it!
• Go online and visit a video streaming website. Watch several videos that distinguishes between the class and
caste system. Some helpful keywords you may use are: “Caste vs. Class System,” “Open and Closed
System,” or “Caste and Class System.” In some videos, you will see actual activities done within each
system. Try to list as many observations as you can. Once finished, create your own description of each
system based on what you have listed down.
Social mobility quotes
• Ask the students