Kevin's father is an executive in a business firm. Kevin recently flunked out of the prestigious college that his parents had sent him to and has taken a job at the Southern Cable Company installing cable lines. This is an example of __________mobility.
A) exchange
B) upward
C) insignificant
D) structural
E) downward

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This is an example of downward mobility because Kevin moved from a position of higher potential social status (being a college student, possibly aiming for a professional career like his father) to a lower-status occupation (installing cable lines), indicating a decrease in social status or class.

Kevin's Father Is an Executive in a Business Firm