Effects of social class differences and social mobility on growth in height, weight and body mass index in a British cohort

1989 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.W. Lasker ◽  
C.G.N. Mascie-Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Class Differences

INTRA- AND INTERGENERATIONAL SOCIAL MOBILITY IN RELATION TO HEIGHT, WEIGHT AND BODY MASS INDEX IN A BRITISH NATIONAL COHORT

2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 611-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
MONIKA KRZYŻANOWSKA ◽  
C. G. NICHOLAS MASCIE-TAYLOR
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Social Classes ◽  
Height Difference ◽  
National Cohort ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Father And Son

SummaryUsing a sample of 2090 father and son pairs, the extent of intra- and inter-generational social mobility (migration between social classes) was examined over a 42-year period in a British cohort in relation to height, weight and body mass index (BMI). The mean height difference between the highest and lowest social class decreased from about 4 cm in the fathers' generation to about 3 cm in the sons' generation, indicating a decline in heterogeneity in height between classes. For fathers downward intra-generational social mobility ranged between 11% and 18% while between 16% and 26% were upwardly mobile; for sons 15% were downwardly mobile and 21% upwardly mobile. On average downwardly mobile fathers were shorter by between 0.1 cm and 0.7 cm while upwardly mobile fathers were taller by, on average, 0.6 cm to 1.7 cm. For sons, the downwardly mobile were on average 0.7 cm shorter and the upwardly mobile 0.8 cm taller. For weight and BMI there were no consistent relationships with intra-generational mobility in either the fathers' or sons' generations. Inter-generationally, between 18% and 19% of sons were downwardly mobile and between 39% and 40% were upwardly mobile; the downwardly mobile were shorter by about 0.9 cm and the upwardly taller by between 0.6 cm and 1.2 cm. Sons with higher BMI were more likely to be inter-generationally downwardly mobile.

Variation in body mass index among Polish adults: Effects of sex, age, birth cohort, and social class

2001 ◽  
Vol 116 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadeusz Bielicki ◽  
Alicja Szklarska ◽  
Zygmunt Welon ◽  
Elzbieta Rogucka
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Body Mass

Social Identity and Genetic Variability

1978 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Cartwright ◽  
H. J. Hargreaves ◽  
E. Sunderland
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Genetic Variability ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Upward Movement ◽  
Class Differences

SummaryThe paper presents the results of five polymorphic systems in a sample of 999 individuals from Nottinghamshire. The results are classified by the socio-economic grouping of parents and self.The results show that social class differences for the genetic attributes exist and are almost linear when aggregated distances are computed. There are differences, however, between parental and offspring results. These differences may be the result of changes in social class over the last generation. This social mobility is investigated and it is shown that an upward movement in social class is associated with characteristic genotype groupings.

Maternal social class, weight and length at birth and body mass index (BMI) in young adulthood

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. A11-A11
Author(s):  
Mz Goldani ◽  
Lsb Haeffner ◽  
H Bettiol ◽  
Ma Barbieri ◽  
Aam Silva
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Class Weight

scholarly journals Educational Expansion and Social Mobility: The Scottish Case

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Iannelli
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Educational Policies ◽  
Educational Expansion ◽  
Class Differences ◽  
Life Chances ◽  
The Social

For over a century, the goal of reducing class inequalities in educational attainment has been based at least in part on the belief that this would help to equalise life chances. Drawing upon the main findings of three ESRC-funded projects, this paper reviews the empirical evidence on trends in social class inequalities in educational attainment and the role of education in promoting social mobility in Scotland. The findings show that in the second half of the twentieth century, despite the increase in overall levels of attainment, class differences in educational attainment persisted. Educational policies in Scotland supported educational expansion which allowed larger numbers of working-class children to climb the social class ladder than in the past. However, these did not translate into any break with the patterns of social inequalities in the chances of entering the top-level occupations. The conclusions highlight that educational policies on their own are not powerful enough to change patterns of social mobility which are mainly driven by labour market and social class structures.

Social mobility and IQ components

1978 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor ◽  
John B. Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Occupational Status ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Simple Relationship ◽  
Selective Migration ◽  
Class Differences ◽  
Iq Scores ◽  
Fathers And Sons ◽  
The Relationship

SummaryThis study examines the relationship between verbal, performance and total IQ scores and social class of 193 male householders living in a Cambridge suburb. The correlation coefficients between IQ scores and present occupational status were significantly higher than the correlations between IQ scores and social class of origin, suggesting that intragenerational social mobility is positively related to IQ.Parent–offspring data were available for 85 father–son pairs. Analysis of the IQ differences between fathers and sons in relation to their social class differences provided further evidence for selective migration related to both IQ components and total IQ scores. In this sample there was a simple relationship between the extent of social mobility and the degree of difference between the father's and son's IQ scores.

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