ipl-logo

Social Mobility In Nigeria Essay

1081 Words5 Pages

A main difference between medieval England and Continental Europe, then, was the emergence of the independent yeoman class. The social mobility that the yeoman peasant traditionally enjoyed continued on into Georgian society. So did that of the gentry. Out in the country inns of the shires, gentleman farmers conversed openly with richer labouring yeomen. By contrast with today's UK, however, a social climber in Georgian England achieved his position by productivity, hard work and ability. He was not selected as a passive recipient of politically engineered quota-systems and affirmative action programmes. Therefore, since the basis of social advancement was economic and not political, the country grew rich. The evident truth of this basic economic relationship is one reason why the amount of social mobility in Georgian society is so seldom acknowledged in history books that are written today by campus liberals. Below are four biographical accounts which illustrate something of the fluidity of two representative institutions of Georgian times: Scientific Learning and the Royal Navy. Captain Cook was the son of a farmhand (the supposedly "exploited" …show more content…

The Georgian Navy achieved pre-eminent military success against every European foe. This would be an unlikely consequence of any pervasive ill-treatment of lower ranks. Certainly, life at sea was harsh. The Royal Navy sometimes employed press gangs to force civilians into service. Corporal punishment, in the form of floggings, was permitted at sea. And mutinies did occur. Principal among these were at Spithead, Nore and on board H.M.S. Bounty. Such mutinies were minor, though, in contrast to those of the later Russian Revolution. Jack Tar, the seaman of Nelson's fleet, fought well for his officers, king and country. This would not have been the case if he were dissatisfied with his portion in his 'social contract' with his

Show More
Related

  • Compare And Contrast The North And The South Before The Civil War

    438 Words  | 2 Pages

    This allowed for people to be more educated, and jump up to a higher social class, but unfortunately,

    Read More

  • Comparison Between Social Classes In The Gilded Age

    355 Words  | 2 Pages

    The Gilded Age was an age of rapid economic growth. Railroads, factories, and mines were slowly popping up across the country, creating a variety of new opportunities for entrepreneurs and laborers alike. These new inventions and opportunities created “...an unprecedented accumulation of wealth” (GML, 601). But the transition of America from a small farming based nation to a powerful industrial one created a huge rift between social classes. Most people were either filthy rich or dirt poor, with workers being the latter.

    Read More

  • Nat Turner Rebellion Research Paper

    1149 Words  | 5 Pages

    Cotton fashioned the Federalist South. This new found goods was so extremely lucrative that its splendor exposed to a formerly shut culture to the magnificence, the revenue, the manipulation, and the social magnitudes of a greater, more attached, global community (Locke & Wright, 1983). Inhabitants who were less diverse became more multicultural, more educated, and better-off. As the people fortunate to have found themselves better-off systems of class was established. Previous all were considered a group, but with the new found class system, people were divided into upper, lower and middle class.

    Read More

  • Similarities Between Tokugawa Japan And Medieval Europe

    687 Words  | 3 Pages

    Underneath the nobles and barons, there are knights that are trained from the age of 7. In return for service to the nobles and barons, they are given grants of land. The peasants and serfs are on the bottom of the social system, there are peasants who farm the land in return for shelter and protection (history.com). This compares with

    Read More

  • The Gilded Age Analysis

    291 Words  | 2 Pages

    “The rich will get richer while the poor will get poorer” incapsulates America from the 1870s to the 1900s. This period was a time for tremendous social change and economic growth for America. Big businesses rose and there were new innovations in science and technology, but it masked the underlaying problems of corruption, depression, working conditions, low wages, etc. This time period was given the name “The Gilded Age” by a writer, Mark Twain, to describe the increasing glamorous lifestyle of the rich while the poor suffered. Even though it was a time of widening the gap between the rich and poor, it was still a great time of progress for many.

    Read More

  • Different Roles In Medieval Times

    350 Words  | 2 Pages

    Medieval time period there were different classes that played different roles in the society. There was upper class, middle class, lower class. In today society its not judged as much as it used to be in medieval times. People shouldn’t be judged on how much money they make, race they are, and if they are a women. Life as commoner is very different than the upper class people.

    Read More

  • Eleanor Of Aquitaine: Musician In The Middle Ages

    463 Words  | 2 Pages

    Feudalism is the dominant social system in medieval Europe, nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for their military service To be a peasant you don't have a lot of money, and you have nothing to pass down to the next generation. Some occupations held by women where wife, mother, peasant, artisan, and nun. Followed by some more important roles where, abbess or queen regnant. - Christine de pizan was supported and encouraged by important royal French and English patrons during 1364 - 1430.

    Read More

  • George Coles And The Land Problem Of Prince Edward Island

    1276 Words  | 6 Pages

    This education became an embodied experience in George's life and it developed his notion on the education of common islanders and how it would benefit the island in return. After a quick travel to England in 1833, he married a British subject, Mercy Haine, whom he had twelve children. George Coles was an entrepreneur and he used the formal education he had acquired at a young age to establish a business in Charlottetown. In effect through George’s hard work and dedication, he illustrated himself as a self-made man. George became best known on the island as a brewer and a distiller.

    Read More

  • Social Class In The Elizabethan Age

    1038 Words  | 5 Pages

    Social class played a key role in the Elizabethan Age; without social hierarchy society would have fallen apart, the people did not know of anything else other than the role of classes. Each class had different situations of life, some were wealthy and had nice homes while others were poor and living off of the streets. The class rankings were given to each individual by situations such as birth, fame, wealth, and known skills(“Elizabethan Era.”). One could only move up a class by the Queen's approval, obtaining sudden wealth, going into debt, losing your job, and many other specific conditions(“Elizabethan Era - The Lost Colony.”). For instance, marriage between two people from separate classes could alter social class and was often frowned upon.

    Read More

  • The Feudal System In The Middle Ages

    1186 Words  | 5 Pages

    Preface In the Middle Ages, there was a definite structure in society. You born into a class of people, and you stayed in that class for your whole life. Hard working changes nothing to your status. Your clothing, food, marriage, homes, etc., were all determined for you.

    Read More

  • How Did Social Class Affect The Renaissance

    586 Words  | 3 Pages

    The peasants and commoners were on the bottom of the social ranks during the Renaissance. Peasants and commoners were made up of the farmers and workers. The farmers or husbandman had enough food for the family and the leftovers were sold on the market for other necessities(social structure). Most husbandman lived on an average of 30 acre farms and made about 15£ a year and about 3£ after selling the leftovers(social structure). The cottagers were the lowest of peasants, because they had to work for other men for their wages(social structure).

    Read More

  • Peasants Vs Serfs

    1760 Words  | 8 Pages

    How did the life of a Serf differ from that of a slave or a peasant? Intro: In c.1300 at least one half of England’s population was filled with serfs, and around one half of all the land was held on servile tenure. Serfdom had placed economic burdens upon most peasants, therefore becoming an extremely exploitative system.

    Read More

  • Noble Women Vs Peasant Women

    993 Words  | 4 Pages

    In the Middle Ages, otherwise known as the Medieval times, women in society were often powerless, be it either a noblewoman or a peasant woman. Noblewoman, though, did have a somewhat better life than that of a peasant woman. A noblewoman would life in a great big castle, while a peasant woman would live in a miniscule, one room house that often housed a family along with many animals. Aside from this difference and a few others, there were quite a few similarities.

    Read More

  • Nigeria Essay-Igbo Race: The Republic Of Nigeria

    1686 Words  | 7 Pages

    GENERAL OJUKWU AS THE ONLY NIGERIAN LEADER WHO SAYS IT AS IT IS WITHOUT APOLOGIES: 　"Corruption and prostitution seem to be the greatest unforgivable sins of Nigeria. " "The major problems of Nigeria will live with the Republic forever, until the Igbo race assumes the Leadership of the country. That would be a watershed moment for all Nigerians." • "Parents, old, young should advise their children about the consequences of the Nation's addiction to prostitution- irreparable damage it does on our future generation." • "African children are truly perceived as "children of fear".

    Read More

  • Examples Of Social Mobility In The Caribbean

    1705 Words  | 7 Pages

    Introduction In the Caribbean, each territory has a unique social stratification systems which have been developed over the past centuries. This encouraged the people of these many cultures within the region to advance their social status - or his/her ‘social well-being,’ and the status of their family through the movement of social mobility. In this paper, it is my contention that social mobility is possible in the Caribbean since it allows persons to move in the social stratification system; secondly – to briefly address the current situation of social mobility within the Caribbean region, specifically in the countries of Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Guyana. And finally, that social mobility has shaped better opportunities in the Caribbean.

    Read More

More about Social Mobility In Nigeria Essay

Open Document