Social Mobility Using Historical Data

ISA RC28 has a long tradition of studying inter- and intra-generational mobility across social and historical contexts. During the past decade, a growing volume of historical data have become available to social scientists and have been used to study various topics including historical mobility. This session calls for papers that examine social mobility using historical data, including but not limited to archives, church records, censuses, and epitaphs. The utilization of these data sources will expand our knowledge of social mobility to a much longer period and will provide opportunities to test mechanisms of inequality beyond the contemporary contexts.