Henry's Father Was a Lower-Level Manager of a Department Store

question 36

Multiple Choice

Henry's father was a lower-level manager of a department store. Meanwhile, Henry was able to go to college and get his master's degree in business administration, and now is a district manager overseeing all department stores that operate on the West Coast. This is an example of ________.

• A)social mobility
• B)individual-level factors
• C)resiliency
• D)ascribed status
• E)proletariat

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