Sarah comes from a lower-middle-class family. Her parents were teachers and relied on both their incomes to run their household. Sarah got into medical school on a scholarship and is now a doctor in a well-reputed hospital. Sarah's movement to the upper-middle class is an example of _____.
A. intergenerational mobility
B. downward mobility
C. feminization of poverty
D. intragenerational mobility
E. relative poverty
Answer: A
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