Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Social Mobility

The movement or shifting of membership between or within social classes by individuals or by groups.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The movement or shifting of membership between or within social classes by individuals or by groups.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Mobilities, Social
  • Mobility, Social
  • Social Mobilities

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Aspects Covered

4 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, history, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

68

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Previous Indexing

  • Sociology (1966-1967)

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  1. I01w.880w.853.996w.755w.673w
  2. N01.824w.782w.673w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Social Mobility. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012937. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012937
  2. Social Mobility. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_mobility
  3. Social Mobility. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194417