Social Mobility

Social Studies with Mr. Lucky

 The Story of Budi
As a child of a poor farmer, Budi tried to improve the standard of living of his family. His
parents were only able to send him to junior high school. Nevertheless, Budi still aspires
to continue his education to a higher level. In 1980, Budi went to the city, with his friend.
In the city they sold newspapers in the morning and went to school in the afternoon.

From the sale of newspapers, Budi financed his schooling, even to college. Studying in
college made Budi more knowledgeable about business ventures. Budi no longer sold
newspapers at the red light. He opened a newsstand and magazines. Budi's business
continued to progress, until it developed into a best-selling bookstore.

Now, Budi has 4 branch bookstores that employ more than 200 workers. Budi, whose past
was the son of a poor farmer, has now become a respected businessman in his city. Budi's
success cannot be separated from his persistent efforts.
 The definition

01 Mobilis
Easy to move
Movement of individual or group from a
02 Social certain level to another.
Person or people in a
group of society
 Forms of Social Mobility

01 Vertical Mobility
Vertical social mobility is the movement of a person
Social Climbing/upward or group from one social position to another that is
not equal, either moving to a higher level or going
Social Sinking/downward down to a lower level.

Horizontal mobility is the transfer of social status

02 Horizontal Mobility of a person or group people in the same social
strata.
 Forms of Social Mobility

03 Inter-generational mobility
Inter-generational mobility happens when the social position changes from
one generation to another. For example, a father worked in a factory while his
son received an education that allowed him to become a lawyer or a doctor.

04 Intra-generational mobility
The intra-generational change in societal position occurs during the lifespan
of a single generation. It can also refer to a change in position between
siblings. For example, an individual starts their career as a clerk and
through their life moves on to a senior position such as a director. One
sibling may also achieve a higher position in society than their brother or
sister.
 Case 1
Mr. Gayus is the son of a businessman who has a tea plantation
business in several places in West Java. Mr. Gayus develops his
business by opening a new business, it is the mining business.
However, Mr. Gayus' mining business does not succeed in
developing. Even his plantation business continues to lose money
until it finally goes bankrupt. Now Mr. Gayus starts as a small
businessman, a tea sales agent.
Case 2
Mrs. Damaris Mendila is a teacher at a school in Papua Province.
As a social studies teacher, Mrs. Damaris Mendila does her job
well. Not only teaching, Mrs. Damaris Mendila also carries out
administration with full responsibility. The various school
activities which are her responsibility are carried out properly.
Because of her various achievements, Mrs. Damaris Mendila was
appointed to be head of the school.
Case 3
Mr. Zaenuri is a principal at a junior high
school in East Java who has served for 8 years.
The education office transfers Mr. Zaenuri to
another school and remains as the principal.
Make another examples

Social Climbing
Make another examples

Social Sinking
Factors which cause Social
Mobility to happen
Individual
 Politics

You have to prove everybody that you

deserve to be a leader.
Education
Economic

People with good

economic conditions tend
to have easier social
mobility.

Privileged
Marriage
 The Impact of Social Mobility
Positive Negative
● Encouraging Someone to ● Conflict occurrence.
move forward.

● Accelerating the rate of ● Psychological disorder.

social change.

● Improving social
integration.
 Factors which can block
Social Mobility to happen
 Closed-Social Layer

Indian Caste System

Poverty
 Remote Society

Suku Mante, Aceh

Suku Kubu (Anak Dalam), Jambi

Suku Korowai, Papua