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Social mobility means that people who have talent and work hard can get to a higher class even if they were born in a lower class. It cannot possibly mean that
by Camillo 11y ago
Social mobility means that people who have talent and work hard can get to a higher class even if they were born in a lower class. It cannot possibly mean that the entire population is going to become college professors, while nobody does service jobs any more.
- beatpanda 11y agoSocial mobility should mean that, but doesn't in practice. Most job opportunities involving any kind of "knowledge work", or really most jobs that pay better than subsitence income, that don't formally require college degrees, still have them as a job requirement. Most people aren't goint to college because they want to be professors, they're going because they want to be able to get their foot in the door at firms that require at least a bachelor's degree.
- thatcat 11y agoUniversity professors usually have a phd, no one is suggesting everyone get a phd, yet. Does Saas count as a service job?