After attending night school for five years, Sondra moves from a job as a warehouse worker to a job as a bank executive. This is most likely an example of

Question

a
intergenerational mobility
b
horizontal mobility
c
vertical mobility
d
the caste system.

Answer 1

This situation is most likely an example of c) vertical mobility. Vertical mobility refers to the movement up or down the social hierarchy, which in this case is Sondra moving from a lower-paying job as a warehouse worker to a higher-paying job as a bank executive.