ABSTRACT This paper contributes to debates around social mobility and social capital by exploring the links between social class background, assistance from non-parental personal contacts for finding employment, and social class destination. The literature on social mobility, social capital and social networks is reviewed, drawing a conceptual distinction between social capital and social networks. Previous research has focussed on help from parents, yet much of the literature indicates that wider social networks are more important for labour market advancement. Using the 1970 British Cohort Study, with data collection at respondent ages 10 and 42, the relationship between help received from relatives or friends in getting jobs and social class is examined. The likelihood of receiving help varies according to class origin, yet the strongest predictor of social class destination is social class background, not social capital.

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英国的人脉，就业和社会流动性

摘要本文探讨了社会阶层背景，非父母亲寻求工作的协助以及社会阶层目的地之间的联系，从而为围绕社会流动性和社会资本的辩论做出了贡献。回顾了有关社会流动性，社会资本和社会网络的文献，得出了社会资本和社会网络之间的概念区别。先前的研究集中在父母的帮助上，但是许多文献表明，更广泛的社交网络对于劳动力市场的发展更为重要。使用1970年英国队列研究，收集10岁和42岁受访者的数据，研究了从亲戚朋友那里获得的帮助与社会阶层之间的关系。获得帮助的可能性因班级来源而异，