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NALT Full

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
ecology
population ecology
demography
socioeconomic status
social mobility

Rural Development, Communities, Education, Extension
demography
socioeconomic status
social mobility

Preferred term

social mobility

Type

Topic

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.
Source: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

socioeconomic status

In other languages

movilidad social

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/225104

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