Social mobility refers to:

A. the hierarchical ranking of categories of people within society.
B. movement from one social class to another.
C. oversimplified sets of beliefs about a group of people.
D. the process of interaction whereby individuals acquire the knowledge, skills, norms, and values of their society.


Answer: B

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What will be an ideal response?

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