What accounts for the overall modest rate of upward mobility in the United States?
a. There are too many high-status jobs that pay high salaries.
b. Upward mobility is determined in part by where people start their climb up the
socioeconomic ladder.
c. Working-class people do not have the emotional commitment that would allow
them to become upwardly mobile.
d. The majority of Americans view high-status jobs as “real” jobs because they
produce tangible results.
Answer: B
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