Embora não se encontre, na Época Moderna, referência à "mobilidade social", ela era possível e provinha de poderes extraordinários, como o do rei, que emancipa, legitima, enobrece. Qual é a mobilidade possível e legítima? Quais são os mecanismos de mudança? Quais os riscos? Quais os títulos de prova? As respostas a estas perguntas, sobre as quais se constroem estratégias de vida, provêm de um universo de representações que este artigo se propõe a descrever genericamente.
Although one cannot find, in Modern Age, reference to "social mobility", this was a possibility and had origins in extraordinary powers, such as those exercised by the king, which enabled him to emancipate, to legitimize, to turn into noble. Which wass the possible and lawful mobility? Which were the change mechanisms? Which were the risks? Which were the proof titles? The answers to these questions, upon which one build up his/her life strategies, come from a representation universe that this article proposes to describe in general terms.
Bien qu'à l'époque moderne on ne trouve pas de références à la "mobilité sociale", elle était possible et trouvait son origine dans des pouvoirs extraordinaires, notamment celui du roi, qui pouvait accorder l'émancipation, la légitimation, l'anoblissement. Quelle mobilité était possible et légitime? Quels sont les mécanismes de changement? Quels sont les risques? Quelles sont les difficultés? Les réponses à ces questions - sur lesquelles des stratégies de vie sont construites - se trouvent dans l'univers des représentations, que cet article propose de décrire de façon générale.