Match the following definition to its term:Refers to the change in a person's socioeconomic situation, either in relation to their parents (intergenerational) or throughout their own lifetime (intragenerational)Group of answer choicesWealthIncomeSocial mobilityEconomic inequality

A change in social position that occurs during a person’s lifetime is known as __________.A.intragenerational social mobilityB.lateral social mobilityC.status inconsistencyD.intergenerational social mobility

In the United States, a person moving from one job to a comparable job is engaged in what sociologists call __________ mobility.A.upwardB.downwardC.horizontalD.intergenerational

In the context of intergenerational inequality, ‘regression toward the mean’ is captured by which of the following? Group of answer choicesthe tendency for inequality to be wider as a country experiences economic growththe tendency for the 90–50 wage gap to approach the 50–10 wage gap as a country experiences economic growththe tendency for countries to diverge in their inequalitthe tendency for inequality across families to stay unchanged over timethe tendency for income differences across families to get smaller over time as the various families move toward the mean income of the population

Generational Equity as discussed in class best refers to:Group of answer choicesThe conflict between the working and the retired/aging generationsThe conflict over keeping all generations happyThe upward social mobility tension faced by many younger AmericansNone of the above

Social Mobility: What opportunities exist for individuals and families to improve their standard of living and move up the economic ladder?