Which of the following statements is true about structural mobility?
a. Upward social mobility is possible only through individual effort.
b. The economy expanding has no effect on social mobility.
c. The poverty threshold prevents groups of people from structural mobility.
d. The expansion of the labor market, more than individual achievement, produces
changes in social stratification.
Answer: D
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