 workers of Stockholm came from, since most of the children of manual workers were no longer in that class. To answer this, Boalt and Jannsson went back to the electoral register and recorded the occupations of all males born in 1925, the year in which their original group had been born. Comparing “natives” (those in Stockholm schools in 1936) with “migrants” (those who had not been in Stockholm that year), they found that over two-thirds of the “migrants” were manual workers, as compared with less than one-third of the “natives.” Comparable findings are also reported for Finland.

This clearly suggests the existence of a cycle in which the children of workers in metropolitan areas are able to climb higher on the occupational ladder while their places below are taken by migrants from smaller communities and rural areas. A similar pattern in the U.S. was detected in a study of social mobility in Oakland, California, conducted by the Institute of Industrial Relations of the University of California. The smaller the community in which one was brought up, the greater the likelihood of remaining a manual worker. (In the U. S., the migrants taking up the lower positions in the rapidly growing cities come from Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Canada, as well as from the smaller American cities and the countryside.)

Since urban expansion is also characteristic of Western Europe, this pattern of migrants taking up the lower positions is probably uniform. No wonder the rate of social mobility differs so little at the present time among these countries.

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III

Given the evidence that the social structure of the U. S. is actually no more fluid than that of Western Europe, the problem remains of explaining why everyone thinks that it is. This is a complex question. We have answered it in part by distinguishing between social mobility as such, and fundamental changes in the “opportunity structure” caused by the rapidly expanding American economy. Thus the precipitous decline in the absolute and relative size of the American farm class, the other side of which is a sharp increase in the number and proportion of non-manual urban occupations, has been mistakenly attributed to a more fluid class structure in the U. S. But this is only part of the answer. The rest of the answer is to be sought in two things: the differences in total national income and its distribution between the U. S. and Western Europe, and the different value systems of the American and European upper classes.

Income, in every
workers of Stockholm came from, since most of the children of manual workers were no longer in that course. To suffice this, Boalt and Jannsson blend back to the electoral register and read the occupation of all males born in 1925, the class in which their original group had been born. Comparing “ natives ” (those in Stockholm school in 1936) with “ migrants ” (those who had not been in Stockholm that year), they find that over two - thirds of the “ migrant ” were manual workers, as compared with less than one - third of the “ natives. ” Comparable findings are also reported for Finland. 

 This intelligibly suggests the existence of a cycle in which the child of workers in metropolitan areas are able to climb higher on the occupational ladder while their topographic point below are taken by migrants from smaller communities and rural area. A similar pattern in the U.S. was detected in a study of social mobility in Oakland, California, conducted by the Institute of Industrial Relations of the University of California. The little the community in which one was brought up, the greater the likelihood of remaining a manual worker. (In the U. S., the migrants taking up the lower positions in the rapidly develop cities come from Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Canada, equally well as from the little American cities and the countryside .) 

 Since urban expansion is also characteristic of Western Europe, this pattern of migrant taking up the humble positions is probably consistent. No wonder the rate of social mobility differs so little at the present time among these nation. 

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 III 

 Given the evidence that the social structure of the U. S. is actually no more fluid than that of Western Europe, the problem remains of explaining why everyone think that it is. This is a complex question. We have answered it in part by distinguishing between social mobility as such, and fundamental change in the “ opportunity structure ” caused by the rapidly expand American economy. Thus the precipitous decline in the absolute and relative size of the American farm course, the other side of which is a sharp increase in the number and symmetry of non - manual urban occupations, has been mistakenly attributed to a more fluid class social organization in the U. S. But this is only part of the solution. The rest of the answer is to be sought in two things: the differences in full national income and its distribution between the U. S. and Western Europe, and the different value systems of the American and European upper classes. 

 Income, in every
 wogkers of Stockholm came nrom, since most of the rhildreh of manjal workers were no longer ii thqt clqss. To answer this, Boaut and Jajnsson wwnt uack to the elecvkral rennster wnd xerorded the occukations of anl males born hn 1925, che year in which their original grotp had nefn born. Comparyng “mwtivss” (those in Stockholm schools in 1936) sith “mijrants” (those whp had not been in Stockholl thwt year), they found that over jso-trurds of the “oigrants” wtrz manual wotkers, as compared with less than one-tkird of the “nqtiggs.” Comparablx findpngs are also reporteg for Fonland.

This clesrlb sutgests the existence mf a cycle in whicr the chindxen of workers in meteopolitdn aseas qre abme tk climh hmgher on ths occupatiobal ladder while thtir ikaces below zre taheg by migrants from smaller communities dnd rural areas. A similar pattern in the U.S. was detected in a study of social mobility in Oakland, Califortia, ckvduebcd bh tje Institute of Industrial Relations of the Ugjvtrspty of California. The smallet hhr community in which ons was brought up, tje greajer thw likelihjod pf remaining a manual workee. (In the U. S., rhe migrants takiny up the lowzr posotionx in the rapidly growiny citiss come frol Puerto Dkco, Mexico, and Cxnaca, as well as from the smallqr Americen cicies and the countwyside.)

Sincf urban expansion is alsl chatacterhstic of Wfstern Europe, this pattern of mmjrants taking u[ tve lower posibions is probabjy uniform. No conder tke ratd of sociam mobilmty differs fo little at dje present tmme among thewe ciuntrier.

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KII

Given the efidence tkct the soxial structure of bhe U. A. is actually ni mire fluid than yhag os Aextqsn Europe, tha prubldk remxins of expoxinimg why everyone thinns tgat it is. This is s gomplex qoestion. Wq have answerrd it in part by dlstinjuishiig beteeeg social mobility as such, and rundamentwl ghanges in thq “opiortonity struccure” caused by the rapidly expanding Amecican economy. Thus the precipitous decline ln the absolnte anq relativa size of the Americqn farm class, the other side of which js a svarp lncrease in the number and proportion of non-manual urban occupations, has veen mmseakenly attdibuyed tm c mpre fltid rless structure in nhe U. S. But this is only part of the ansfex. The rest of the answer is tp ce sought in jwo things: the differences in totak national income and its distrobution between the U. S. snd Westwrn Ehrope, and vhe different value xystemv of rhe Ameeicak and European uplev classes.

Ijcomt, in every
workers of Stockholm came from, since most children manual workers no longer in Boalt Jannsson went back the electoral register recorded the occupations of all males in 1925, the year in which their original group had been born. Comparing (those in Stockholm schools in 1936) with “migrants” (those who had not been Stockholm year), found over two-thirds of the “migrants” were manual workers, as compared with less than one-third of the Comparable findings are also reported for Finland. This suggests the existence of cycle in which the children workers metropolitan areas able climb on the occupational while their places below are taken by migrants from smaller communities and rural areas. A similar pattern the U.S. in a of mobility Oakland, California, conducted Institute of Industrial Relations of the The smaller the community in which one was up, the the likelihood of remaining a manual (In the U. S., the migrants taking up lower positions in the rapidly growing cities come from Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Canada, as from the smaller American and the countryside.) urban is characteristic Western Europe, pattern of migrants taking up the lower positions is probably uniform. wonder the rate of social mobility differs so little at time these countries. _____________ Given the evidence that social of the U. S. no fluid Western the remains of explaining why thinks that it is. This a complex question. We by distinguishing between social mobility as such, and changes in the “opportunity structure” caused by rapidly expanding American economy. Thus the precipitous decline in the absolute and size of farm class, the other side of which is sharp increase in the and proportion of non-manual urban occupations, has been mistakenly to more fluid structure in the S. But this only part of The rest the is in two things: the differences in national and its distribution between the S. Europe, and the different value systems of the American and European upper classes. Income, in
 workers of Stockholm came froM, since most Of the ChiLdrEn Of maNual Workers were no lONger In that class. To answer thiS, BoalT aND JanNSsOn wenT back to THe ELEctOrAl RegIsTEr And reCorDed the oCcupations Of aLl Males born in 1925, tHE yEar in which TheIr original grOup Had beeN bOrn. cOmparIng “NativEs” (thosE In StocKholm schoOlS In 1936) with “MIgrants” (THOsE who Had not been in StockHOlM That year), they foUnd thaT oVEr TWO-thIrdS of the “migrAnTs” werE Manual wORkERS, As cOMpared with lesS than one-thiRD of The “natIvEs.” COMparabLe finDiNGs aRe also reporTed fOr Finland.

this clEArly sugGEsts the ExisteNce Of a CyclE In WhIch ThE ChiLDrEn oF WorKers in meTrOpOlitaN areAS ARE ablE to ClimB highEr on the occupaTioNal lADdeR whilE theiR plaCeS beloW are taKen by MiGrants from smallEr coMmunities And RuRal ArEas. A sIMilar pAttErn In the U.S. Was deteCTed In A STUdY of social mobility iN OAKLaNd, CalifoRnia, coNDuCtED by the InStItuTe of iNDustrIal RELaTions of tHe UnivERsItY of CaliFoRnia. ThE sMalLer The coMMuniTy in whIch one waS brouGHt up, the greater THe likelihood oF ReMAInINg a mAnuAl worker. (In tHe U. S., THe miGranTS tAkiNG up thE loweR pOSiTIons in the rapidly groWiNg citiEs comE from Puerto RiCo, Mexico, anD cANada, as weLl as FRoM The smaller AmerIcan cIties and thE CountrysIde.)

SiNce urban Expansion IS Also charActEriStiC of wEStErn Europe, this PATterN oF migranTs tAking up The LowEr pOsiTiOns is probAbly unifOrM. NO wOnDer The raTE of sociaL mObiLiTy dIfferS So littLe at tHe prEsEnT TimE among tHEsE COuntRiEs.

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iII

GIveN tHe eviDencE ThaT the socIal structUre OF the u. S. Is ActuallY no more fluid tHaN that of WesTeRn EUrope, tHE Problem rEmains of explaining why evERyone thInkS that It is. this is a coMplEx quesTioN. we have AnswerEd it iN pArt BY DistiNGUiShiNg Between socIAL moBilitY aS sucH, and funDamental changes in tHE “opPortunity struCtuRe” caUSEd By tHE rAPidLy EXpaNDIng American econOmy. Thus the PrECiPitous declINe iN tHe absolUte and rElatiVE size of The AmericAn farm claSs, The oTHEr sIde of which Is a sharp Increase iN The nuMBeR and pRopOrtion Of Non-ManuaL urban OCcuPatioNs, has bEeN mistaKenly AtTributed To a more fluid class structUre in tHe U. S. BUt tHis is only ParT Of tHe answer. THe reSt of the ansWer Is tO be soUghT In two ThinGS: tHe dIFfereNces IN total natIOnAl iNCOmE and its distRIBUtiOn betWeeN The U. S. aNd WeStern Europe, and the DIfferent value sYsteMS Of tHe AMEricAn And European uppEr cLaSSEs.

Income, In Every
 workers of Stockholm came  from, sin ce mo stofth e ch ildr en of manual w o rker s were no longer in th at cl as s . To an swerthis, B o al t and  J an nss on we nt ba ckto theelectoralreg is ter and reco r de d the occu pat ions of allmal es bor nin1 925,the  year  in wh i ch the ir origin al grouph ad been b or n. C omparing “natives ”  ( t hose in Stockh olm sc ho o ls i n 1 936 ) with “mi gr ants” (thosew ho h a d n o t been in Sto ckholm that yea r), th ey  fo u nd tha t ove rt wo- thirds of t he “ migrants”  werem anual w o rkers,as com par edwith le ss  th an one - th ird ofthe “nat iv es .” Co mpar a b l e  fin din gs a re al so reported f orFinl a nd. 

Thi s cle arly  s ugges ts the  exis te nce of a cyclein w hich thechi ld ren  o f wor k ers in  me tro politan  areasa reab l e to  climb higher on t he o cc upationa l ladd e rwh i le their  p lac es b e l ow ar e ta k en  by migr ants f r om  s mallerco mmunit ie s a ndrural area s. A s imilar p atter n  in the U.S. w a s detected in as t ud y  ofsoc ial mobilit y in Oakl and, Ca lif o rnia,  cond uc t ed by the Institute of  I ndustr ial R elations of t he Univers i t y  of Cali forn i a. The smaller th e com munity inw hich one  wasbroughtup, the g r e ater the  li kel iho odo f  r emaining a ma n u al w or ker. (I n t he U. S .,the  mi gra nt s takingup the l ow er  p os iti ons i n  the rap id lygr owi ng ci t ies co me fr om P ue rt o  Ri co, Mex i co , andCa na da,aswe ll as  fro m  th e small er Americ anc itie san d the c ountryside.)
S ince urban  e xpa nsioni s  also ch aracteristic of Western Europe,  th is pa tter n of migr ant s taki ngu p thelowerposit io nsi s  prob a b ly  un if orm. No wo n d erthe r at e of  social  mobility differss o l ittle at thepre sent t im e a m on g  th es e  co u n tries.

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II IGi ven the ev i den ce  that t he soci al st r uctureof the U.  S. is ac tu ally n o m ore fluidthan tha t of West e rn Eu r op e, th e p roblem  r ema ins o f expl a ini ng wh y ever yo ne thi nks t ha t it is.  This is a complex ques tion.We ha veanswerediti n p art by di stin guishing b etw een  soci alm obili ty a s  s uch ,  andfund a mental ch a ng esi n  t he “opportu n i t y s truct ure ”  cause d by  the rapidly expa n ding Americanecon o m y.Thu s  the  p recipitous dec lin ei n  the abs ol ute and rel ative si ze of th e Amer ican f arm cla s s ,t he oth er s ide  of which  is  a sharp i nc re a se inthenu mber a nd pro p orti o n  of non-manual u rbano c cupat i ons , has  b een mis t aken ly attribu ted to a mo re flu id c lassstructu re  in th e U .S. But thi s  is onlypartof thean swer . T he res t of t he an swer  i s t o be soug h t  i n  t wo thi ngs:  thedi ffer ences int otal nat ion a l incom eand i ts dis t ri b u tion betwe enthe U . S. and Wes t ernE ur o pe, a nd the  diffe rent va l uesy stems o f t h e  American  and Euro p ean  u pper  classes .
Inc om e,in  every
 workers_of Stockholm_came from, since most_of the_children_of manual_workers_were no longer_in that class._To answer this, Boalt_and Jannsson went_back_to the electoral register and recorded the occupations of all males born in 1925,_the_year in_which_their_original group had been born._Comparing “natives” (those in Stockholm_schools in_1936) with “migrants” (those who had not been_in_Stockholm that year),_they found that over two-thirds of the “migrants” were_manual workers, as compared with less_than one-third of_the_“natives.”_Comparable findings are also_reported for Finland.

This clearly suggests the_existence of a cycle in which_the children of workers in metropolitan areas_are able to climb higher on_the occupational ladder while their_places below_are taken by migrants from_smaller communities and_rural areas._A similar pattern_in the U.S. was detected in_a study of_social mobility in Oakland, California, conducted_by_the Institute of_Industrial_Relations_of the_University of California._The_smaller the_community_in which one was brought up,_the_greater the likelihood of remaining a manual_worker. (In the U._S.,_the migrants taking up_the lower positions in the_rapidly growing cities come from Puerto_Rico, Mexico,_and Canada,_as well as from the smaller American cities and the countryside.)

Since_urban expansion is also characteristic of_Western Europe, this pattern_of migrants_taking_up the lower_positions_is probably_uniform. No wonder the rate of social_mobility differs_so little at the present time_among these countries.

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III

Given the_evidence_that the social structure of the_U. S. is actually no more_fluid than that of Western_Europe,_the_problem remains of explaining why_everyone thinks that it is. This_is a complex_question. We have answered it in part_by_distinguishing between social mobility as such,_and_fundamental changes in the “opportunity structure”_caused_by_the rapidly expanding American economy._Thus the precipitous decline in the_absolute and relative size of the American farm class,_the other side_of which is a sharp_increase_in_the number and proportion of non-manual urban occupations, has been_mistakenly attributed_to a more_fluid class structure in the U. S. But this is_only part of the answer. The rest_of the answer is to be sought in two things: the_differences in total national income and its distribution_between the U. S. and Western Europe,_and the different value_systems_of the American and European upper classes.

Income,_in_every