Evaluate the Following Statement: Intergenerational Mobility Is Essentially a Middle-Class

question 7

Multiple Choice

Evaluate the following statement: Intergenerational mobility is essentially a middle-class phenomenon.

• A) This is true as intergenerational mobility at the top and bottom of the economic hierarchy remains fairly restricted.
• B) Intergenerational mobility in income has declined since 1980, which suggests that all socioeconomic classes are becoming more caste-like.
• C) With jobs programs and affirmative action, this is not true for Blacks and Hispanics.
• D) This is not true. Trust fund children are not replenishing family wealth. That and taxation are already seeing downward mobility among members of the upper strata.

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