| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| social mobility |
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| The ability of individuals or groups to move upward or downward in status based on wealth, occupation, education, or some other social variable. | 1 |
| ‡ American society operates on the principle that an individual’s achievements can be rewarded by upward social mobility. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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