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spiralism Sociol.|ˈspaɪərəlɪz(ə)m|
[f. spiral n. + -ism.]
A term for mobility in career and place of residence as part of individual success in an industrial economy. So ˈspiralist n. and a.
1957W. Watson in M. Gluckman Closed Systems & Open Minds (1964) vi. 147 The progressive ascent of the specialists of different skills..forms a characteristic combination of social and spatial mobility which may be called ‘spiralism’. Ibid. 148 A spiralist's possible range of activity is the total number of fields within which his education qualifies him to compete. Ibid. 149 The generic spiralist culture. 1962A. Sampson Anat. of Britain xxviii. 461 The career of a corporation manager cuts across traditional societies and local communities; he is a ‘spiralist’—moving towards the top in narrowing circles, from one community or country to another, gathering local experience before he settles in the head office as a senior executive. 1969C. Bell Middle Class Families ii. 40 There were 13 ‘blocked’ spiralists who admitted they were not at the top. 1971― & Newby Community Stud. v. 158 Social mobility in Franza proceeds by a kind of spiralism. Individuals must ‘get out’ in order to ‘get on’. |