Question

Many young people complete their education and find it impossible to afford a new home despite having a well-paying job, yet their parents had a very different experience. This is an example of __________ mobility.
A. upward social mobility
B. horizontal social mobility
C. downward social mobility
D. vertical social mobility

Answer 1

Answer:

C. downward social mobility

Explanation:

Many young people complete their education and find it impossible to afford a new home despite having a well-paying job, yet their parents had a very different experience. This is an example of downward social mobility.

Downward social mobility is a movement from a higher social level to a lower social level. Young people move from a higher social class provided by their parents to a lower social class when independent due to a variety of reasons such as poor financial management, and inflation.

Answer 2

Answer:

D. vertical social mobility

Explanation:

Social mobility is the situation whereby the  social status of a given particular region tends to move in either vertically or horizontally. This mobility changes determines the situation in which the citizens standard of living in a place tilts towards to.

In the case scenario given above, the inability of the young people to afford new homes despite having a well paying job in contrast to thier parents experience few years ago shows vertical social mobility. This means that the standard of living has astronomically increased upwardly when compared to few years ago.