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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Rural Development, Communities, Education, Extension > demography > socioeconomic status > social mobility
Fields of Study > ecology > population ecology > demography > socioeconomic status > social mobility
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > ecology > population ecology > demography > socioeconomic status > social mobility
Fields of Study > ecology > population ecology > population characteristics > socioeconomic status > social mobility
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > ecology > population ecology > population characteristics > socioeconomic status > social mobility
Preferred Term:

social mobility

Definition:
The upward or downward movement of individuals or groups into different positions in a social hierarchy based on wealth, income, occupation, education, social power, or any other scarce social resources. A society with a high rate of social mobility and good opportunities for upward social mobility is not egalitarian but does maximize opportunities for one individual or group to get more of the society's scarce resources than other individuals or groups can get.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
socioeconomic status
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/225104
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RDF/XMLCreated 2014-08-19, last modified 2014-11-17