Although the United States lost many jobs in the recession of the late 2000s, many people are optimistic that the lost jobs will be replaced with others. However, even if the optimists are right, the shift in the economy may permanently alter the class status of many, as the jobs being lost are largely in manufacturing and new jobs are often in information technology, suggesting that the newly unemployed will have trouble competing for newly created jobs. If this is the case, what is it called?

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The shift in the economy resulting in the loss of manufacturing jobs and the creation of new jobs in information technology suggests a structural change, which can lead to structural mobility, where individuals and groups are moved up or down in social class permanently as a result of economic changes. Intergenerational mobility refers to changes in social class between generations, whereas intragenerational mobility refers to changes in social class within a person's lifetime. Absolute deprivation refers to a lack of basic necessities, and a caste system refers to a rigid social hierarchy where individuals are born into a specific social status and cannot move upward.

Although the United States Lost Many Jobs in the Recession