Understanding the Articulation between Spatial Mobility and Social Mobility
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Spatial mobility, social mobility, Pierre Bourdieu, George Simmel, social integration, social reproduction, mobility and social status, Erving Goffman, social roles, temporality
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This document explores the relationship between spatial mobility and social integration, discussing the concepts of spatial mobility and social mobility, and their impact on individuals and society. Written for a sociology course, this analysis delves into the works of Pierre Bourdieu and George Simmel, and examines the role of mobility in social reproduction and integration.
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[...] Spatial mobility and social mobility Understanding theUnderstanding the articulation between the two sociologies (spatial/physical mobility and social mobility) means going back to some paradigms essential to appreciate, for example, the link that exists between social inequality and spatial mobility. In fact, mobility is a key concept to grasp social phenomena. In this perspective, the spatial mobility must be seen as comprehensive concept whose various notions that follow (displacement, transport, migration, etc.) must be declinated, and which is often confused with it'1 ». [...]
[...] Thus, the so-called social mobility ascending remains a powerful social integration mechanism. Indeed, the fact of changing social status, namely improving it, allows for the integration of individuals. Social mobility so-called descending being the opposite, a social downgrading that can be caused by a crisis: a loss of employment, a divorce situation for an individual, for example. * Authors and concepts to retain: Pierre Bourdieu and his analysis of social determinism and of the social reproduction; George Simmel with mobility spatial in the city for example. [...]
