Debbie grew up in a working class family. After high school, she got a job as a secretary in order to earn money to go to college. Ultimately, Debbie graduated with honors from college, attended graduate school and earned the Ph.D. She is now a professor at a major university. A sociologist would say Debbie has experienced

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Debbie's journey from a working-class background to becoming a professor represents intergenerational mobility, which is the movement up or down the social hierarchy from one generation to the next.

Debbie Grew Up in a Working Class Family