I nternational Journal of Research and D evelopment in Social Sciences (I JRD S ) Vol. 03. I ssue. 02, No. 10 Acceptance Date: December 18, 2017 I SSN: 2415-217X (Online) Publication Date: D ecember 31, 2017 I SSN: 2415-2161 (Print) Page No. 117-135 www.ijrds.com Social Mobility and Tribes: An Effect of Globalization Amrit Barla 1 Abstract In globalisation, ‘social mobility' and ‘cultural capital' are very unique. And they are obvious to find at the everyday life of individual, group and community. The global village is conquered with cultural capital and that creates highly mobile, innovative and creative society. And it becomes a base for both developed and developing countries to cope with the globalised spirit of mobile society. Therefore, cultural capital and social mobility are intertwined entity to exhibit the global effect on most of the society; that could be modern or primitive. Every society is mobile in nature, and tribal society and tribes are also are mobile, they are not statics rather dynamic. And that's the influence and effect of globalisation through cultural capital and social mobility is indispensable to tribes. And it is always cultural capital, whoever possessed more, the social mobility will be greater in their life. And to mobile tribes, Cultural lag obviously becomes lesser and lesser and they develop more and more as those of mainstream society. So, how do to understand ‘cultural capital' amidst tribes and how ‘cultural capital' does help them to mobile in their life to achieve the certain quality of life and get accommodated at mainstream society? And how does globalisation brings mobility in tribal outlook? The paper explicitly dealt with the conceptual framework in sociological understanding of globalisation, cultural capital, social mobility, cultural lag and tribe in the frame of development. In fast growing global society, margin section of society always lags behind from that of the forward mainstream segment of society. And it is because of forms of capital that they possess and not the margin section of society- the tribes. Tribes always somewhere down the line culturally lag and can cope with the globalisation era of modern instruments very little. It is not true as well to say tribes are not capable of mobile but it is the mainstream or opportunist who did not allow or not gives the proper opportunity to this margin section of society. And many times margin section of society while coming up makes the mainstream jealous and uncomfortable. And for which they denied their quality, capability, and qualification in various forms. Therefore, tribes extremely lack social, economic, political, education, health facilities- since many times they are unaware of the government policy or many basic facilities. Keywords: Social Mobility, Forms of Capital, Globalization, Cultural Lag, Tribes 1 Center for the Study of Social System, Jawaharlal Nehru University Correspondence Email: amrit7stars@gmail.com