MCAT Psychological Social Foundations Flashcards: 10a Social Mobility Inter Intragenerational

Study 10a Social Mobility Inter Intragenerational in MCAT Psychological Social Foundations with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

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What is exchange mobility?

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Mobility where upward moves are offset by downward moves, keeping stratification stable. Zero-sum system where gains equal losses in society.

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A longitudinal cohort study used linked tax and census records to examine intergenerational occupational mobility among individuals born in 1980, 1990, and 2000 in the same country. Researchers classified parental occupation at the child's age 14 and adult occupation at age 35 into three tiers (Low/Medium/High) using a stable national coding scheme. The primary outcome was the percentage of participants whose adult tier differed from their parents' tier (upward or downward). The study reports the following percentages of tier change by birth cohort: Birth cohort | Any tier change (%) 1980 | 52 1990 | 48 2000 | 41 Assuming measurement procedures were comparable across cohorts, which statement best describes the trend in intergenerational mobility shown in the data?

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