Social reproduction takes root from the idea that throughout generations people tend to remain in the same social class as their past relatives. Based on trends in history, people usually do not stray far from the social classes of their parents and people before them as rising to higher social classes has become difficult. In order to establish a clear understanding of social reproduction, one can talk about the correlation between socioeconomic status of students and the level of academic selectivity of the colleges they attend. The socioeconomic status (SES) of a person is derived through various components such as income, education, and occupation and based on these components a person can be ranked in terms of SES. Academic selectivity
