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Record 1 2012-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Organization
DEF

Position change within the same social class.

CONT

A distinction is made between horizontal and vertical social mobility. The former refers to change of occupational position or role of an individual or a group without involving any change in its position in the social hierarchy, the latter refers essentially to changes in the position of an individual or a group along the social hierarchy ... Horizontal mobility is a change in position without the change in status.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation sociale
DEF

[...] mouvement d'individus ou de groupes d'une position sociale à une autre à l'intérieur d'une même strate sociale.

Spanish

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