Emma is a partner at a large law firm in New York City. Her mother was a secretary at a bank, and her mother's mother cleaned offices for a living. This family history illustrates what concept?

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Intergenerational mobility refers to the movement of individuals between social classes across different generations. In this case, Emma's upward mobility from her mother's and grandmother's working-class occupations to her own high-status position as a lawyer reflects intergenerational mobility.

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