Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Foreword XI
3. Preface to the Second Printing XIII
4. Preface to the First Printing XV
5. Contents XIX
6. Tables XXI
7. I. Social Ideology and Social Stratification 1
8. II. The Fluidity of the Status System 53
9. III. Upward Mobility: Entry into Officialdom 92
10. IV. Downward Mobility 126
11. V. Factors Affecting Social Mobility 168
12. VI. Regional Differences in Socioacademic Success and Mobility 222
13. VII. Recapitulation and Conclusion 255
14. Appendix: Selected Cases of Social Mobility 267
15. Notes 319
16. Glossary 351
17. Bibliography 357
18. Index 378