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vertical mobility
vertical mobility n (Sociology) 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 ver′tical mobil′ity
n. movement from one social level to a higher one (upward mobility) or a lower one (downward mobility). vertical mobility
vertical mobility movement up or down a status hierarchy or other hierarchy in a system of SOCIAL STRATIFICATION. see also SOCIAL MOBILITY. |