English Explanatory Dictionary

social mobility

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The degree to which, in a given society, an individual's, family's, or group's social status can change throughout the course of their life through a system of social hierarchy or stratification.

Word forms

social mobility

Related words

economic mobility social climber social ladder upwardly mobile upward mobility corporate ladder
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