Types of social mobility to discuss include intragenerational mobility, intergenerational mobility, and status attainment

Assignment 2: Social Mobility – AU SOC416

For this assignment, you will trace your own family’s history of social mobility. Consider various types of social mobility, including intragenerational mobility, intergenerational mobility, and status attainment.

You should examine at least three generations of your family and think about their achievements and ascriptions and whether people climbed upward, slid downward, or remained the same. Be sure to think about race and gender and their role in mobility and social status.  You should also make predictions about your own social mobility and your children’s (real or imagined) future mobility.

To complete this assignment, perform the following tasks:

1. Describe your family’s history of social mobility through at least three generations. Types of social mobility to discuss include intragenerational mobility, intergenerational mobility, and status attainment.
2. Explain the role of race and gender in the discussion on mobility and social status.
3. Explore and then explain why each generation achieved different levels of social mobility.
4. Predict your own social mobility and if you have children, their mobility.
5. Support your work with the text readings, lectures, and appropriate outside resources.

Name your file LastnameFirstInitial_M4_A2.doc and submit it to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.

Assignment 2 Grading CriteriaMaximum PointsDescribed at least three generations of family’s history of social mobility, considering intragenerational mobility, intergenerational mobility, and status.20Explained the role of race and gender in the discussion on mobility and social status.16Explained why each generation achieved different levels of social mobility20Predicted own social mobility and that of children, if applicable.12Supported work through appropriate resources.12Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.20Total:100