تلخیص
Class reproduction theory claims the perpetuation of the structure of
inequality across generations. This paper aimed to assess the class
reproduction theory in southern Punjab. The study used a multistagerandom sampling technique to select a representative sample of
the population. At first stage, the researchers randomly selected 14
occupations from Pakistan Standard Occupation Classification (2015).
The second stageused stratified random sampling technique. A
stratum of each selected occupation was formed in each division
(i.e.,Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan,and Bahawalpur) of southern
Punjab.The researchers randomly interviewed 564 male respondents
from each stratum of the region. The study explored that the
dominant class of fathers significantly correlated with the dominant
class of children as well as their high economic capital, highbrow
cultural capital, and high social capital (p<.001, p<.05).The dominant
class of respondents significantly correlated with their high economic
capital (p<.001). The correlation among the capitals of the
respondents showed that their high economic capital significantly
determined highbrow cultural capital and high social capital (p<.001,
p<.05). The study concluded the intergenerational perpetuation of the
structure of inequality of southern Punjab. The study suggested that
future researches should incorporate gender disparity of class
reproduction .