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'''Social Mobility''' refers to the degree to which family background is not a predictor of the eventual economic accomplishment of the individual in any given society. | '''Social Mobility''' refers to the degree to which family background is not a predictor of the eventual economic accomplishment of the individual in any given society. | ||
| − | A recent study found that the USA and the UK have poor social mobility, compared to other developed nations. <ref>http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/pressAndInformationOffice/newsAndEvents/archives/2005/LSE_SuttonTrust_report.htm<ref | + | A recent study by the London School of Economics found that the USA and the UK have poor social mobility, compared to other developed nations. <ref>http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/pressAndInformationOffice/newsAndEvents/archives/2005/LSE_SuttonTrust_report.htm</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:35, March 24, 2007
Social Mobility refers to the degree to which family background is not a predictor of the eventual economic accomplishment of the individual in any given society.
A recent study by the London School of Economics found that the USA and the UK have poor social mobility, compared to other developed nations. [1]