social mobility
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"And this desire to move is not just physical mobility," it is also "a kind of drive toward economic mobility and above all social mobility," he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
Pepys worked in the Navy Office in the City of London during a period of rapid social mobility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Likewise, Lisa Kibutu, a Kenya Fashion Council board member, says many jobs involving mitumba are "hand-to-mouth" roles that do not allow for growth and social mobility.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
The study also raises difficult questions about social mobility and public policy.
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2026
The original exemplar of American social mobility was almost certainly Benjamin Franklin, one of seventeen children of a candle maker.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
