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SocialStratificationAndGroupings.SocialAndOccupationalMobilitySocial and occupational mobility  

Definition

  • Movement of individuals, families or groups of individuals in social and occupational status over time. The movement may be horizontal, that is, change in position within the range of same status, or vertical where individuals may move upwards or downwards in the status hierarchy. For example, labourers in declining industries may become labourers in some other industry (horizontal occupational mobility), or children in poor families may reach a higher social class than their parents (vertical inter-generational social mobility).

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  • SocialStratificationAndGroupings.SocialAndOccupationalMobility

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https://vocabularies.cessda.eu/vocabulary/TopicClassification?v=4.1#SocialStratificationAndGroupings.SocialAndOccupationalMobility

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