Analysing Social Mobility in a Migratory Context: Between Objective Downgrading and the Achievement of Aspirations
Considering social mobility as a combination of its subjective and objective aspects appears to be a growing necessity for the social sciences. This paper aims to contribute to that reflection, by analyzing a singular type of social mobility: migration. Thus, it presents the migration paths of three migrant families, characterized by a different level of capital and resources, from the construction of a migration project (before they emigrate), until their arrival in a new country, where their resources are altered. Centered on the professional and residential paths of these families, this paper shows how these two dimensions are intertwined, and contribute to transform the families’ migration projects, transforming their relation to social mobility.