Types of Social Mobility
Upper Mobility
the ability to move higher
Downward Mobility
the ability to move lower
Intergenerational Mobility
the difference b/t the parents' position in the stratification system and the positions achieved by their children
Structural Mobility
describes the effects of changes in the larger society on the positions of individuals in the stratification system, especially the occupational structure
Vertical Mobility
key components are upward and downward mobility
Intragenerational Mobility
movement up or down the stratification system in one's lifetime
Horizontal Mobility
movement within one's social class