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social mobility

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The degree to which, in a given society, an individual's, family's, or group's social status can change throughout the course of their life through a system of social hierarchy or stratification.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology

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12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 社會流動 /社会流动 (shèhuì liúdòng) — degree to which social status can change
  • Dutch: sociale mobiliteit — degree to which social status can change
  • Finnish: sosiaalinen liikkuvuus — degree to which social status can change
  • German: soziale Mobilität — degree to which social status can change
  • Hebrew: ניידות חברתית (nayadút khevratít) — degree to which social status can change
  • Polish: ruchliwość społeczna — degree to which social status can change
  • Polish: mobilność społeczna — degree to which social status can change
  • Portuguese: mobilidade social — degree to which social status can change
  • Russian: социа́льная моби́льность (sociálʹnaja mobílʹnostʹ) — degree to which social status can change
  • Slovak: sociálna mobilita — degree to which social status can change
  • Spanish: movilidad social — degree to which social status can change
  • Vietnamese: di động xã hội — degree to which social status can change