Weekly Journal #13 (November 24, 2016)

     This article by The Atlantic discusses research which shows a lack of social mobility in the United States. One of the main themes in Austen's Persuasion is an increased level of social mobility within English society, which had a traditionally rigid class system. as demonstrated by Captain Wentworth and the Crofts, that concerns the generations of landowners that Sir Walter represents. While social mobility is one of the celebrated hallmarks of modern society, the truth is that there is not as much social mobility today as some might think.