Adrian's goals to succeed have motivated him to stay in school for longer and to earn a higher degree. The higher income he commands has now resulted in changes to his social mobility over time and has placed him in a different social class from his sisters and brothers. Which of the following is being described?

a. intragenerational mobility
b. neutral mobility
c. intergenerational mobility
d. structural mobility


a. intragenerational mobility

@Changes to Adrian social mobility is best describe by intragenerational mobility.

Sociology

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