Social mobility has acquired expansive interest from the academic literature. Nevertheless, there are numerous components of social mobility and methodologies that have not received the same level...Show moreSocial mobility has acquired expansive interest from the academic literature. Nevertheless, there are numerous components of social mobility and methodologies that have not received the same level of attention. This research paper combines various poorly researched aspects of social mobility to establish an introductory and exploratory foundation for novel research studies. In so doing, it aims to examine the applicability of social mobility theories and models to a non-Western setting: Nairobi, Kenya and open up new opportunities and directions for social mobility research. Using spatial analysis research, this paper shows that indeed there are patterns and variations that differ in significance for social mobility in Nairobi compared to the suggestions of the existing literature. It, therefore, indicates the need for additional research of social mobility using new lenses and methods.Show less
