Upward-mobility
noun
1.
See under vertical mobility (def 1).
vertical mobility
noun, Sociology.
1.
movement from one social level to a higher one (upward mobility) or a lower one (downward mobility) as by changing jobs or marrying.
2.
cultural diffusion from one social level to another, as the adoption by one economic class of the fashions current or formerly current in a higher class.
upward mobility
noun
1.
(sociol) the movement of an individual, social group, or class to a position of increased status or power Compare downward mobility See also horizontal mobility, vertical mobility
vertical mobility
noun
1.
(sociol) the movement of individuals or groups to positions in society that involve a change in class, status, and power Compare horizontal mobility See also upward mobility, downward mobility
upward mobility definition
Rising from a lower to a higher social class or status. (See also social mobility.)
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