Question

Dawn works as a lawyer for a Fortune 500 company and recently bought her first home. She was the first person in her family to attend college. Even though while she was growing up her family was very busy working to pay rent and other bills—her dad worked as a janitor and her mother as a childcare assistant—her parents have always been supportive of her education and career goals. What sociological concept best describes Dawn's life?- socioeconomic culture- downward mobility- relative poverty- upward mobility

Answer 1

Answer: Upward mobility

Explanation: Upward mobility in terms of sociology is describes as the moving from a social stage to another higher social stage.This makes a person to be in a position of privilege economically and socially by getting opportunities to move forward and achieve success.

The situation mentioned in the question about Dawn also describes about her upward mobility which is achieved due to her parents support and  handwork. Thus, she achieved her goals in successful manner.

Other options are incorrect because downward mobility tend to move from one stage to lower social stage,relative poverty  is minimum amount of money required for living life and socioeconomic culture is the cultural background with social and economic factors.