Understanding Social Mobility Types Quiz
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What does horizontal mobility refer to?

  • Moving from a lower social class to a higher one
  • Switching between jobs with similar social status
  • Moving within the same social class without changing overall social standing (correct)
  • Moving to a new location within the same social class

    • Which of the following factors can affect social mobility?

  • Favorite sports team
  • Church attendance
  • Ethnicity and race
  • Marriage (correct)

    • What is occupational mobility related to?

  • Changes in geographical location
  • Switching between jobs with similar social status and income (correct)
  • Moving from rural to urban areas
  • Changing labor markets due to industrialization

    • Which factor does NOT typically influence social mobility?

    <p>Favorite color</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is geographic mobility mainly concerned with?

    <p>Moving to a new location within the same social class</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is intergenerational mobility primarily focused on?

    <p>Moving from a lower social class to a higher one</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does social class refer to?

    <p>The level where persons have more or less the same socio-economic privileges</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which system is social movement restricted by social norms such as traditions and customs?

    <p>Caste system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for factors accepted or desired in a society?

    <p>Social desirables</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which system allows social movement based on merit and without restrictions?

    <p>Open system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of social stratification, what does prestige refer to?

    <p>High regard extended by people to those who have accomplished vital things in life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of the closed system within social mobility?

    <p>Social movement restricted by social norms like traditions and customs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of social mobility involves comparing the social class of parents to their children?

    <p>Intergenerational mobility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of social mobility focuses on changes in an individual's social class throughout their lifetime?

    <p>Intragenerational mobility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does vertical mobility refer to in the context of social mobility?

    <p>Movement between different social classes within a society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of mobility explores how much children deviate from their parents' social standing, upward or downward?

    <p>Intergenerational mobility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does intra-generational mobility focus on?

    <p>Changes in social class throughout one's life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of mobility reveals how much potential for advancement exists within a single generation?

    <p>Intra-generational mobility</p> Signup and view all the answers

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