Some social and physical correlates of intergenerational social mobility: Evidence from the West of Scotland collaborative study

被引:19
作者
Blane, D
Smith, GD
Hart, C
机构
[1] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Dept Behav & Cognit Sci, London W6 8RP, England
[2] Univ Bristol, Dept Social Med, Bristol, Avon, England
[3] Univ Glasgow, Dept Publ Hlth, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Lanark, Scotland
来源
SOCIOLOGY-THE JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION | 1999年 / 33卷 / 01期
关键词
education; height; number of siblings; social mobility;
D O I
10.1017/S0038038599000097
中图分类号
C91 [社会学];
学科分类号
030301 ; 1204 ;
摘要
Mainstream sociological studies of intergenerational social mobility have emphasised social factors such as education and the material and cultural resources of the family of origin as the main influences on the chances and direction of social mobility. Medical sociology in contrast has been more interested in its physical correlates such as height and health status. Data from the West of Scotland Collaborative study allow an examination of the relationship between social mobility and both social and physical factors. Height, education and material circumstances in the family of origin, indexed as the number of siblings, were each independently associated with the chances of both upward and downward social mobility in this dataset. In each case the net effect of this social mobility was to constrain the social distribution of these variables. Any role which these factors may play in indirect health selection, it is argued, cannot account for social class differences in adult health.
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页码:169 / 183
页数:15
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