Question

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

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.