Social Mobility Inequalities: Understanding the Impact on Vulnerable Populations
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Social mobility, social inequalities, mobility, vulnerable people, economic capital, social determinism, Pierre Bourdieu, Erving Goffman, Marie Helene Massot, Jean Pierre Orfeuil, accessibility, employment, isolation, seniors, people with disabilities
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Unlock the complexities of social mobility and discover how stigmatized groups navigate obstacles to achieve equality. Explore the impact of social determinism, economic capital, and state policies on mobility, and uncover the root causes of inequalities faced by vulnerable populations, including the elderly, youth, and people with disabilities. Learn how mobility shapes social interaction, professional opportunities, and symbolic expression, and find out how targeted research can inform solutions to enhance inclusive mobility and reduce social isolation.
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[...] In fact, there is a strong social determinism, to use the terminology of sociologist Pierre Bourdieu, in terms of mobility in the sense that logically, one must have economic capital to go from one place to another, whether it is distant or not. In this sense, if one believes the survey Elabe on behalf of the Inclusive Mobility Laboratory published on January in France, seven million active people encounter problems to move daily of the French have already had to give up a job for this reason. Five million seniors have difficulties in their mobility, reinforcing their isolation. [...]
[...] ) who are prevented daily from accessing social mobility without obstacles. Therefore, mobility crystallizes many problems, such as access to employment, the isolation of people with disabilities and seniors, access to culture that can be useful to solicit in the context of a sociological research. Thus, following this, we can propose this starting question, which aims to launch our research on specific themes: * In what ways can mobility be a source of social distinction and inequalities? In other words, how is mobility a fundamental vector in our social formation to accomplish ourselves socially as actors, whether in terms of social interaction, professionally, or symbolically? [...]
[...] This questioning will allow us to consider both the practices implemented by stigmatized social groups to circumvent social obstacles for perfect mobility in the social space, as well as the imagination related to mobility. Finally, we will be able to appreciate the social policies implemented by the State to mitigate these social inequalities that are clearly linked to a still significant unemployment rate in certain areas. Finally, our fieldwork for our empiricism could focus on a local mission, and/or a job center in a town, which would allow us to have a social "photograph" of this territory with regard to mobility. [...]
