social mobility

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Social mobility is how easily people can move to a different class than their parents. Low social mobility, improve social mobility, social mobility has stalled.

It is measured by comparing children with their parents rather than by looking at one generation. A country can be rich and unequal and have very little social mobility at the same time.

Definitions of social mobility

1nounsocial mobilityHow easily people can move to a different class than their parents.C1
“Every party promises social mobility and none of them measures it afterwards.”

social mobility is a measure.

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social mobility

nounC1Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

Social mobility is how easily people can move to a different class than their parents. Low social mobility, improve social mobility, social mobility has stalled.

It is measured by comparing children with their parents rather than by looking at one generation. A country can be rich and unequal and have very little social mobility at the same time.

Definitions of social mobility

1nounsocial mobilityHow easily people can move to a different class than their parents.C1
“Every party promises social mobility and none of them measures it afterwards.”

social mobility is a measure.

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