The price of the ticket revised: Family members' experiences of upward social mobility

被引:7
作者
Born, Anthony Miro [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] London Sch Econ & Polit Sci, London, England
[2] London Sch Econ & Polit Sci, Dept Sociol, Houghton St, London WC2A 2AE, England
关键词
family members; meritocracy; social class; social mobility; symbolic power; NARRATIVES; HABITUS; PARENTS;
D O I
10.1177/00380261231167748
中图分类号
C91 [社会学];
学科分类号
030301 ; 1204 ;
摘要
In recent years, there has been a revived sociological interest in assessing the lived experience of upward social mobility. Several qualitative accounts have highlighted the negative emotional imprints of upward mobility, whereas quantitative researchers have suggested that the picture is far more optimistic. However, both strands of literature rely too narrowly on the perspectives of the upwardly mobile individuals themselves. Against this empirical strategy, which is expressed in recent works on upward social mobility, this article turns attention on the family members of those who experienced upward mobility. Drawing on biographical interviews with upwardly mobile individuals and their family members, the article explores, firstly, the participants' diverging experiences and assessments of upward mobility, and secondly, how the process affects not only the emotional life of the upwardly mobile individuals themselves, but also of those who are commonly seen as having been 'left behind'. In doing so, the article shows that including the voices of family members can refocus social mobility research on the wider psycho-social costs and consequences of what are often portrayed as stories of individual 'success'.
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页码:394 / 411
页数:18
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