In this paper we develop a mobility model which seeks to operationalise Goldthorpe's (1980: 99) argument that social fluidity is shaped by three factors - namely, resources for mobility; the desirability of different class destinations; and the barriers to entry to class positions. We argue...

This paper examines the relationship between class of origin, educational attainment, and class of entry to the labour force, in three cohorts of men in the Republic of Ireland using data collected in 1987. The three cohorts comprise men born (i) before 1936; (ii) between 1936 and 1949; and (iii)...