# Smoker's Luck

Shows some significant contrasts in the lives of three boys who come from three different social classes. Relates the ascribed, or inherited, status of each to the wealth, occupation, residential address, and social status of his parents, and shows how graduation from the public high school marks the beginning of increasingly different lives. Uses the experiences ofoung man who raises his social status to illustrate the factors favoring vertical mobility in America.

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1980
- Runtime: 22 min
- By: Vaughan, Paul cmm, Nisbett, Alec pro, Hall, Brian. pht, Botterill, Geoffrey. fme, McMorran, Ron. sde, British Broadcasting Corporation
- Genres: Education, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/smokersluck)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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