The changing geography of social mobility in the United States.
| Autor: | Connor DS; School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281; dsconnor@asu.edu., Storper M; Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095.; Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America [Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A] 2020 Dec 01; Vol. 117 (48), pp. 30309-30317. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Nov 16. |
| DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.2010222117 |
| Abstrakt: | New evidence shows that intergenerational social mobility-the rate at which children born into poverty climb the income ladder-varies considerably across the United States. Is this current geography of opportunity something new or does it reflect a continuation of long-term trends? We answer this question by constructing data on the levels and determinants of social mobility across American regions over the 20th century. We find that the changing geography of opportunity-generating economic activity restructures the landscape of intergenerational mobility, but factors associated with specific regional structures of interpersonal and racial inequality that have "deep roots" generate persistence. This is evident in the sharp decline in social mobility in the Midwest as economic activity has shifted away from it and the consistently low levels of opportunity in the South even as economic activity has shifted toward it. We conclude that the long-term geography of social mobility can be understood through the deep roots and changing economic fortunes of places. Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interest. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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