the motion or displacement of people or groups from one social class to new social class. This might take the shape of upward or downward mobility.
VERTICAL MOBILITY: "Vertical mobility is more common in a downward structure, than it's converse, upward mobility."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "VERTICAL MOBILITY," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 29, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/vertical-mobility/ (accessed March 22, 2023).
