FAMILY STRUCTURE AND SOCIAL MOBILITY: From Socio-Economic Background to Social Networks

This study is about family structure and social mobility and there is the question what is the effect of family structure on children's educational outcomes? in the focus of this study. Social mobility expresses process of obtaining occupation as one of the key determinants of socio-economic status and family structure refers to family relations and socio-economic status of family. This study aims to examine the effect on social mobility of family structure. Family structure becomes effective in the process of social mobility. Although effect of family structure reduces increasing educational opportunities and changing business conditions etc. It is suggested that show orientation from socioeconomic background to social networks in this study. Family structure is discussed focusing on the role of parents in obtaining status and socio-economic background. When evaluating effect of family structure on social mobility, family structure, -in particular on the basis of educational results- tendency of the family structure from socio-economic background to social networks is identified. As a result, although the arguments presented in the obtaining the status of children in the process of social mobility, increasing educational opportunities, meritocracy and changing business conditions, family structure becomes effective and families continue to use opportunities of social network. In the first chapter socio-economic background of the family in the process of social mobility is examined. In the second chapter is focused to the parent's role increasing educational opportunities and changing business