An inner-city youth spends many hours in the neighborhood playground shooting baskets on the basketball court and engaging in every game that he can play. His skills become outstanding, and he receives a college scholarship and then signs a lucrative contract to play in the National Basketball Association. This is an example of
A. vertical mobility.
B. ascribed status.
C. horizontal mobility.
D. structural mobility.
A. vertical mobility.
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