I have not experienced social mobility in my personal life, but my mothers side of the family has experienced social mobility in the mid 1900’s. My family immigrated from italy in the early 1900s to escape the italian mafia, and Read More …
Social Mobility 884
My father grew up in a small, conservative town in Wisconsin where ignorance was frequented. His parents were not college-educated, nor did they have much exposure to the world around them. My dad was gifted and hyper-independent as a child. Read More …
Other Inequalities 606
If there is one thing about social inequality that I wish I could write about, I would cheat and say two things, which are colorblindness and affirmative action. The reasons why I group these two concepts together is because I Read More …
Other Inequalities 808
For social inequality I actually find many aspects of it interesting. Sociology in general is fascinating to me and that is exactly why I decided to major in it. Anyway back on topic I have a few topics that I Read More …
Other Inequalities 334
One thing I wish I could write about in social inequality is the impact of frowning up in different environments while experiencing different formats of speaking and how might this affect the influence of opportunities. This is because growing up Read More …
Social Mobility 176
I have not faced mobility within my family and if I have my parents made it unnoticeable. I grew up and still am in an upper middle-class family, if anything it went from middle class to upper middle class but Read More …
Place 808
Growing up, I was placed into a poverty environment where my family was raised with not very much money. However, we still made the most of our time multiple kids will come out on the block we would always ride Read More …
Place 246
I grew up in the neighborhood of Grandville, Michigan, which is a suburb of Grand Rapids, Michigan. My city is very small and close knit. A lot of people know one another through school, social events and church. Religion is Read More …
Place 200
Within my neighborhood, there were a few spots around town that had an impact on me as a child. Immediately surrounding my house were three schools, comprising all 12 grade levels, within walking distance from me. This was a profound Read More …
Place 232
Ok so I basically just wrote all about this. But let’s continue my thoughts. Social mobility is something that my grandparents have most definitely experienced. They raised a child with no support from their parents. At 18. Ask me how Read More …