Social mobility in Bogota, Colombia

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1975

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Social survey and comparative analysis of intergenerational male social stratification and social mobility in four urban areas of Latin America, with special reference to Bogota, Colombia - discusses problems involved in age and occupational structure data collecting and analysis in distinctive social and economic conditions; analyzes social status reversals as measured by upward or downward mobility, and the impact of mobility on social class composition; includes statistical data, bibliographic notes.

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MALES, SOCIAL STRATIFICATION, SOCIAL MOBILITY, URBAN AREAS, LATIN AMERICA, COLOMBIA, AGE, OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE, DATA COLLECTING, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, SOCIAL STATUS, SOCIAL CLASSES, SOCIAL SURVEYS, COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

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Simmons, A. B. (1975). Social mobility in Bogota, Colombia. International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 16(3-4), 228-245.

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