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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

Question 2

Identify an accurate statement about intergenerational mobility.
 
  A) It provides little chance for advancement.
  B) It refers to the passing down of wealth from the older generations to the younger generations.
  C) It is the difference between the wealth, prestige, and power of the older generations compared with that of the younger generations.
  D) It is movement up or down a social class over two or more generations.
  E) It is movement up or down a social class hierarchy over one's lifetime.



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

D



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