A reporter who covers the police beat at a newspaper changes careers. She becomes an editor of nonfiction books and is paid the same salary as she was at the newspaper. What has she experienced?

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Horizontal social mobility occurs when an individual moves from one position to another within the same social level or status, which is the case here as the change in jobs did not involve a change in her social hierarchy or salary.

A Reporter Who Covers the Police Beat at a Newspaper