Social Mobility L.O: Be able to explain the factors affecting people’s life chances and chances of social mobility Key terms 1) Ascribed status: Social position is fixed at birth. 2) Achieved status: Where people earn their position in society because of their talent or ability. Starter: Which of the following people have achieved or ascribed status? Can you think of any other examples of people who have achieved or ascribed status?

Recap: What do sociologists mean by social mobility? (4 marks) Exam style question: How might a person become upwardly socially mobile? What this questions means in normal language: What might happen to a person to mean that they go from being working class to upper class? Open society – people can move up and down the social hierarchy. Closed society – people cannot move up the social hierarchy. Social mobility – movement up or down the social ladder.

Example 1: Apartheid in South Africa

Example 2: The Caste System in India Dalits ‘Untouchables’ Shudras Vaishyas Kshatriyas Brahmin 1)Draw out the diagram on the left 2)Using the text book, add to this diagram of the types of people that would be in each group.

Life expectancy Kenya - 53 Turkey - 71 Japan - 82 Nigeria - 47 Afghanistan - 43 Pakistan - 66 UK - 79 Ethiopia- 54 USA - 79 India - 63 South Africa - 51 Zimbabwe - 43 Indicators of life chances: 1) Life expectancy 2) Infant mortality 3) Income an wealth 4) Housing 5) Educational outcomes 6) Poverty 7) Employment prospects Why do the life chances vary so much from place to place and over time?

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Gap between rich and poor in the UK Male income: £281 a week Female income: £180 50% of the population earn below £393 a week Poverty line £236 10% of employees are paid £5.50 an hour or less 10% of pupils in England have GCSE results equivalent to no more than 5 passes at grade F and 3 at grade G Top 10% of population are worth more than £853,000 Bottom 1% have negative wealth (liabilities exceed assets) of £3,840 plus Pakistani and Bangladeshi Muslim men have hourly pay per cent less than White British Christian men with the same qualifications, age and occupation Every extra £100 a month in family income, put a child a month ahead of typical development aged five Bangladeshi and Pakistani children four months behind white children's development aged five

Exam practice 1) What do sociologists mean by 'life chances?' (4) 2)Identify one indicator of life chances and explain how it could effect a persons opportunities in life. (5)

Explain what sociologists mean by the term… (4) 1)Status 2)Wealth 3)Income 4)Hierarchy 5)Ascribed status 6)Achieved status 7)Open society 8)Closed society 9)Inequality 10)Life chances Choose 4 questions to answer in 20 minutes. A* 14 A 12 B 11 C 9 D 8 E 6 F 5 G 4

Wealth refers to how much money people have. It represents how much they are worth in terms of finance, assets and land. For example, the queen is very wealthy as although she doesn’t work and earn an income, she has palaces and jewels that are worth millions of pounds. Clear definition explained using key terms Example explained using key terms 4/4

Status refers to a persons position in society. Status can be judged by a persons wealth, income and power. For example, the Queen has a lot of status as she is worth millions of pounds and is the head of state. This places her at the top of the social hierarchy. Clear definition explained using key terms Example explained using key terms 4/4