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Meaning of "upward social mobility" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UPWARD SOCIAL MOBILITY

upward social mobility  [ˈʌpwəd ˈsəʊʃəl məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UPWARD SOCIAL MOBILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Upward social mobility is a noun.
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WHAT DOES UPWARD SOCIAL MOBILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Social mobility

Social mobility is the movement of individuals or groups of people in social position. It may refer to classes, ethnic groups, or entire nations, and may measure health status, literacy, or education. More commonly it refers to individuals or families, and their change in income or wealth. It also typically refers to vertical mobility—movement of individuals or groups, up or down from one socio-economic level to another often by changing jobs or marriage. In addition it can also refer to horizontal mobility—movement from one position to another within the same social level. Social mobility can be the change in status between someone and their parents/previous family generations; or over the change during one's lifetime. It can be "absolute" i.e. total amount of movement of people between classes, usually over one generation; or "relative" which is an estimation of the chance of upward or downward social mobility of a member of one social class in comparison with a member from another class. A higher level of intergenerational mobility is often considered a sign of greater fairness, or equality of opportunity, in a society.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UPWARD SOCIAL MOBILITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
accountability
əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capability
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ
compatibility
kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
disability
ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
durability
ˌdjʊərəˈbɪlɪtɪ
eligibility
ˌɛlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
flexibility
ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
inability
ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ
liability
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
mobility
məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
nobility
nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
possibility
ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
probability
ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ
reliability
rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
responsibility
rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
stability
stəˈbɪlɪtɪ
visibility
ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UPWARD SOCIAL MOBILITY

uptrend
uptrilled
upturn
upturned
upvaluation
upvalue
UPVC
UPW
upwaft
upward
upward mobility
upwardly
upwardly mobile
upwardness
upwards
upwell
upwhirl
upwind
upwrap
upwrought

WORDS THAT END LIKE UPWARD SOCIAL MOBILITY

agility
credibility
facility
feasibility
fertility
functionality
hostility
humility
inevitability
instability
merchantability
profitability
suitability
susceptibility
sustainability
tranquility
usability
utility
variability
versatility
vulnerability

Synonyms and antonyms of upward social mobility in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «upward social mobility» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UPWARD SOCIAL MOBILITY

Find out the translation of upward social mobility to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of upward social mobility from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «upward social mobility» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

社会向上流动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la movilidad social ascendente
570 millions of speakers

English

upward social mobility
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऊपर की ओर सामाजिक गतिशीलता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحراك الاجتماعي التصاعدي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вертикальная социальная мобильность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mobilidade social ascendente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঊর্ধ্বগামী সামাজিক গতিশীলতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mobilité sociale ascendante
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pergerakan sosial ke atas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sozialen Aufstieg
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

上向きの社会的流動性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

위쪽으로 사회적 이동성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mobilitas sosial munggah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xã hội di động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயர்ந்துள்ள சமூக இயக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऊर्ध्वगामी सामाजिक गतिशीलता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yukarıya doğru sosyal hareketlilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mobilità sociale verso l´alto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

awans społeczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вертикальна соціальна мобільність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mobilitatea socială ascendentă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανοδική κοινωνική κινητικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opwaartse sosiale mobiliteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

social rörlighet uppåt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oppadgående sosial mobilitet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of upward social mobility

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UPWARD SOCIAL MOBILITY»

The term «upward social mobility» is regularly used and occupies the 69.697 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UPWARD SOCIAL MOBILITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about upward social mobility

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UPWARD SOCIAL MOBILITY»

Discover the use of upward social mobility in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to upward social mobility and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Social Mobility in Industrial Society
This result also differs from Mills' findings, which seem to indicate a decline in the upward social mobility of "lower middle" and "lower class" families (from 43 per cent in 1835 to 29 per cent in 1865).2 On the basis of his evidence Mills ...
Seymour Martin Lipset, Reinhard Bendix, 1991
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Sport and Social Mobility: Crossing Boundaries
Ramón Spaaij takes up these questions through a critical examination of the ways in which sport facilitates or inhibits upward social mobility.
Ramón Spaaij, 2011
3
Social Mobility of Ethnic Minorities in the Netherlands: The ...
Many studies use the concept of intergenerational processes as a point of departure for the examination of upward social mobility (Van Eijck, 1996; Thompson, 1997; Ganzeboom, 1984; Goldthorpe, 1987, 1992, 2000, 2002 & 2005; Breen, ...
Artwell Cain, 2007
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Social Mobility in Traditional Chinese Society: Community ...
7 The Types of Upward Mobility I n the previous chapters we have described the various routes of upward social mobility and the many varieties of men, in terms of careers, skills, and personalities, who found many ways to work up to high ...
Jung-tê Chou, 2011
5
Social Mobility Brit Ils 117
Upward social mobility is denoted by a negative discrepancy score. Table 7 indicates the percentage in each social class group who have named occupations which are one or two grades above those of their fathers. Figures for the modern ...
D. V. Glass, 2013
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Language, Migration and Social Mobility in Catalonia
Both parents and children understand that proficiency in Spanish and in Catalan is a key element in attaining upward social mobility in Catalonia. Here we shall recall that most parents came to Catalonia with very low levels of education and ...
Amado Alarcón, Luis G. Garzón, 2011
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Social Mobility, Education and Development in Tunisia
This impressive growth of opportunities for higher education cannot by itself be regarded as an index of upward social mobility. But there is some reason to believe that this expansion of educational facilities, together with the increased social ...
James Allman, 1979
8
Fiscal Federalism, Social Mobility, and Poverty Alleviation: ...
1.3.3 Comparing political equilibria under different upward mobility processes The analysis is concerned more specifically with upward social mobility, which would reasonably require that the poorest member of society be upwardly mobile , ...
Michael T. Dorsch, 2008
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Cultural Capital, Identity, and Social Mobility: The Life ...
Intergenerational Upward Social Mobility There was, though, another side to expansion and democratic reform, namely the social and economic need for social mobility to serve the job market. The economic reconstruction after World War II ...
Mick Matthys, 2012
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Social Mobility in Traditional China
Thus, if we follow this deduction, there must always have been a fairly high degree of upward social mobility in Europe while upward social mobility in China should have been limited. It seems to me to be a poor, a priori argument to assume ...

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UPWARD SOCIAL MOBILITY»

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Wealthy parents create 'glass floor' to ensure children succeed …
It said: "If policy makers are determined to increase social mobility in a ... labour market is a real barrier to the upward social mobility of less advantaged children. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Social Mobility and Surnames
America used to be a land with great upward social mobility, but it isn't anymore. America was never a land with great upward social mobility. Which do you ... «National Review Online, Mar 14»
3
The Other American Dream: Social Mobility, Race and Opportunity
One answer is that black rates of upward social mobility are lower. Black children are more likely to be born into poverty than white children; but they are also ... «Brookings Institution, Aug 13»
4
Thirteen Economic Facts about Social Mobility and the Role of …
Countries with high income inequality have low social mobility. Many are ... Upward social mobility is limited in the United States. While social mobility and ... «Brookings Institution, Jun 13»
5
Don't blame the pushy middle-class parents for the lack of social
Nick Clegg's new social mobility tsar wants them to stop using their ... words, you can't have upward social mobility unless you have downward social mobility. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 13»

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