intergenerational mobility

British

/ ˌɪntəˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃənəl /

noun

sociol movement within or between social classes and occupations, the change occurring from one generation to the next Compare intragenerational mobility

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Still, the fact remains: intergenerational mobility has slowed.

From The Guardian • May 22, 2019

Whether it’s the number of hours worked, the social safety net, intergenerational mobility, you name it.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2018

US universities dominate global rankings, but its top colleges could hardly be described as engines of intergenerational mobility.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2017

She also analyzed the role large inheritances play in "the fairly limited intergenerational mobility."

From Reuters • Oct. 17, 2014

Mr. Katz, a Harvard economist and former Clinton administration official, called the work “certainly the most comprehensive analysis of intergenerational mobility in the contemporary U.S.”

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2013

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