Measuring Global Inequality and Development
Sociology for Beginners · Chapter 11 Measuring Global Inequality and Development Global inequality describes unequal resources, opportunities, power, health, and security across people and places in the world. Some comparisons focus on differences between national averages. Others compare all individuals regardless of country. Still others examine inequality within one country. These approaches can move in […]
Mobility, Opportunity Structures, and Mobility Tables
Sociology for Beginners · Chapter 10 Mobility, Opportunity Structures, and Mobility Tables Social mobility is movement within a stratification system. Vertical mobility changes rank upward or downward. Horizontal mobility moves between positions at roughly the same rank. A job change counts as upward mobility only when the stated rank increases. The researcher must name the […]
