social mobility

English

Noun

social mobility

(sociology) 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.

Related terms

economic mobility

Translations

degree to which social status can change

Chinese:
Mandarin: 社會流動, 社会流动 (shèhuì liúdòng)

Finnish: sosiaalinen liikkuvuus
Russian: please add this translation if you can

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