An Example of Horizontal Social Mobility Is A(n)

question 30

Multiple Choice

An example of horizontal social mobility is a(n) :

• A) secretary changing firms but retaining his or her occupational status.
• B) barista's promotion to store manager.
• C) family that migrates from low-income housing to an upper-middle-class gated community.
• D) office manager who moves into a similar position in a much larger firm,where he or she earns greater status and income.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which a natural response becomes triggered by a previously neutral stimulus by repeatedly associating it with a stimulus that automatically triggers that response.

Congruence

The state of agreement or harmony between objects, ideas, or values.

Collective Unconscious

A term coined by Carl Jung, referring to structures of the unconscious mind which are shared among beings of the same species.

Shared Environment

The environmental factors that contribute to the similarities in development and behavior among family members living in the same household.