Social mobility refers to the movement of individuals or groups within a social hierarchy, which can be upward, downward, or horizontal. Horizontal mobility, where individuals change positions without a significant change in social status, is more common than significant upward or downward mobility.

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Social Mobility

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Social mobility:

A) refers only to movement upward in the hierarchy.
B) refers only to movement downward in the hierarchy.
C) results in the social standing of most people changing significantly over the course of their lifetime.
D) results in more people moving horizontally within the social hierarchy than moving upward or downward.
E) is rarely observed in Canadian society.

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